The geographical areas mentioned contain general information about the damage, injuries and fatalities caused in particular regions. In The Times article, the areas and incidents are listed in geographical order, from north to south of Britain. Whereas in The Sun, there seems to be no particular order, as it jumps from Bournemouth, to Tyneside then to Essex.
One unusual comparison between the newspapers revealed that whilst The Times used the term lorry , The Sun used the term HGV which is the more usual formal term for this vehicle and tabloids are expected to use informal terms. This is shown in the
use of the abbreviation Met. Office whereas The Times refers to it by the full title The Meteorological Office .
Furthermore, the article in The Sun is poorly constructed. This is shown by the use of a sub title reading Miracle followed directly by a sentence describing a man being crushed by a tree.
There is a similarity with the information about the victims of the storms. Both articles state the injuries caused, where the incident occurred, and the victims gender. However, The Sun uses specific details, such as age, name and sometimes family details. This is used to create empathy with the victims, whereas The Times article is impersonal and detached.
With regard to the pictures used, The Sun uses a large dramatic photograph of a vehicle tipped over nearly on its side, hanging precariously on the edge of a 200ft-high bridge . Whereas The Times pictures the Duchess of Northumberland, in her garden. This does notCHNKINK
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I am studying an article about the storms that took place on the 28th January 2002 for my comparison. I have chosen to compare The Sun (a tabloid) and The Times (a broadsheet). The stories broke the next day (29th January). The articles are mainly about the weather conditions, and the accidents caused by them.
There are a few similarities between the two newspapers. The first is that they both contain a large main picture which grabs more attention than a small picture or no picture at all. There are large headlines on both articles, but The Sun s headline is much bigger and bolder. It is also typed in large capitals. This adds more drama and coupled with the picture below it is extremely dramatic, and grabs a lot of attention. Both newspaper headlines give a very basic overview of the article: Seven killed as winds reach 120mph - from The Times, and from The Sun- 7 KILLED BY GALES . One point about these two headlines is the way they are presented. The Times headline is given in formal language, and gives you two basic facts, whereas The Sun s headline is almost shouted at you. It only gives you one fact, but the drama makes you want to read more.
Another similarity is the general information given. Both articles contain wind speed, information about the areas effected and information about the victims of the storms. For the wind speed, there is a change in the figure given. The Times figure states that the winds reach 120mph , whereas The Sun increases this figure to 135mph, stated in the bold subtitle as Truckers die as 135mph gusts cause road chaos . I have noticed that The Times uses the word reach ; this suggests that this was really relate to the main article, which suggests the article about the Duchess had already been written and the article had to be adapted to fit current events. The fact that the storms occurred, and the gardens fountain defied force eight gale , would seem to make this the only link. Whereas The Sun uses dramatic pictures to full effect with descriptive captions. This is to draw attention to the article. The Sun also uses multiple pictures of road accidents. One of these is a dramatic picture, coupled with the caption, Shattered . . . car is skewered in Bournemouth . This is placed next to a picture of two children who survived the road accident, with the caption, Safe . . . Hannah and Ben . These two pictures are placed next to each other to create an emotional response. The Sun makes more use of dramatic captions to dramatise story. The Sun also uses colloquial language such as KO D , and short direct sentences. Whereas The Times uses more formal language. This could be because The Sun is aimed at those wanting information in a shortened format, whereas The Times maybe aimed at those with more time and the inclination to read longer and more detailed articles.
Overall, the articles present the same facts and the same information because it is their job to present the news to their readers but each has their own way of doing it.
I think the article in The Sun is more effective because it puts the message across clearly instead of distracting you with barely related sub-stories. It may deliver the facts in a dramatised way but it still gets the message across and overall is easier to read.
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