A Project comparing two different newspaper articles and the difference between Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers

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A Project comparing two different newspaper articles and the difference between Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers

Introduction

On 3rd February 1998 an American jet collided with the wire of a cable car. One car fell 300ft to the ground and another was left hanging in mid-air. 20 tourists died at the winter resort of Mount Cermis.

For this project I am going to analyse two newspaper articles on the above event.

. The Times - a broadsheet newspaper aimed at a more intelligent, middle class member of society

2. The Mirror - a tabloid newspaper aimed at the average person, Tabloids make stories seem more interesting by use of dramatic words

Broadsheet newspapers are very "matter of fact" and do not try and make stories any more or less interesting or exciting than they really are. Tabloid newspapers sensationalise events to make them more exciting. They use big headlines and large print to draw the reader in to read articles.
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Factual Information

The Times and the Mirror both use similar factual information. Such as they both say where the incident occurred and what the aircraft was called, the two newspapers list both the casualty lists and the distance from the cable car to the ground. The Times remains very neutral on the issue and says things like the plane had technical problems making it sound like no one was to blame and that this was an accident.

The Mirror tells of how the American jets flew purposefully under the cable car wire. The Mirror says ...

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