NEWSPAPER COMPARISONS
There are differences between newspapers. Here are a few differences between a broadsheet newspaper, such as the Daily Telegraph, and a tabloid newspaper such as The Sun.
* The amounts of space devoted to different items, such as sport, headlines, advertisements, news, etc.
* The relative importance status and space given to various items.
* The sizes, number of pages, area of print and cost of different newspapers.
* The readability, in terms of language levels, evidenced in different newspapers.
Newspapers are divided into 3 different categories.
Broadsheet
Quality
Tabloid
The Times
The Daily Mail
The Sun
The Sunday Times
The Daily Express
The Star
The Guardian
Evening Standard
Daily Mirror
The Independent
The Daily Telegraph
The Financial Times
The Observer
I have chosen 2 newspapers from two different columns. Using the differences above, I will compare these two newspapers and analyse their content and style.
The 2 newspapers that I have chosen are: Daily Mirror and Evening Standard.
I have chosen these 2 newspapers at random, because it will make my analysis fair and rational.
Differences Found on First Impressions
On my first impressions of the newspapers, I found many differences between the 2 newspapers. I noticed that the Daily Mirror has more pictures and photographs on the front than writing. It has large headlines and a brief account of the front-page story. The Evening Standard has fewer pictures and more writing. It takes up more space on headlines, but it also takes the front-page story into detail. Another difference that I noticed was the format and setting of the page. The Evening Standard is neatly set out across the top with the name of the newspaper across the top and in smaller font is the date, the web address of the newspaper and the price of the newspaper. The Daily Mirror is much more colourful and slightly less neat. The name of the newspaper is written in the top left-hand corner in very big font and the date is written right next to it on smaller font and in the top right-hand corner is the cost of the newspaper in big font. The Daily Mirror also claims to be the 'NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR'. Both newspapers are priced differently, only 15p apart. The Daily Mirror is 20p and the Evening Standard is 35p. The price of the newspapers affects the quality of the newspapers. The more expensive the newspaper, the more pages there are.
Amounts of Space Devoted to Different Items
As I started going through each newspaper, I noticed that the amounts of space devoted to various items were different too. The Daily Mirror seems to have more adverts than the Evening Standard, even though it has fewer pages than the Evening Standard. The difference in the number of pages of the newspapers does affect the amount of different items that each newspaper has. The Daily Mirror seems to have more adverts in its newspaper than reading content, but the Evening Standard has more articles than it has adverts. There are also pages and pages of adverts for jobs and cars in the Evening Standard and there are also a few pages for the Business section.
There are differences between newspapers. Here are a few differences between a broadsheet newspaper, such as the Daily Telegraph, and a tabloid newspaper such as The Sun.
* The amounts of space devoted to different items, such as sport, headlines, advertisements, news, etc.
* The relative importance status and space given to various items.
* The sizes, number of pages, area of print and cost of different newspapers.
* The readability, in terms of language levels, evidenced in different newspapers.
Newspapers are divided into 3 different categories.
Broadsheet
Quality
Tabloid
The Times
The Daily Mail
The Sun
The Sunday Times
The Daily Express
The Star
The Guardian
Evening Standard
Daily Mirror
The Independent
The Daily Telegraph
The Financial Times
The Observer
I have chosen 2 newspapers from two different columns. Using the differences above, I will compare these two newspapers and analyse their content and style.
The 2 newspapers that I have chosen are: Daily Mirror and Evening Standard.
I have chosen these 2 newspapers at random, because it will make my analysis fair and rational.
Differences Found on First Impressions
On my first impressions of the newspapers, I found many differences between the 2 newspapers. I noticed that the Daily Mirror has more pictures and photographs on the front than writing. It has large headlines and a brief account of the front-page story. The Evening Standard has fewer pictures and more writing. It takes up more space on headlines, but it also takes the front-page story into detail. Another difference that I noticed was the format and setting of the page. The Evening Standard is neatly set out across the top with the name of the newspaper across the top and in smaller font is the date, the web address of the newspaper and the price of the newspaper. The Daily Mirror is much more colourful and slightly less neat. The name of the newspaper is written in the top left-hand corner in very big font and the date is written right next to it on smaller font and in the top right-hand corner is the cost of the newspaper in big font. The Daily Mirror also claims to be the 'NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR'. Both newspapers are priced differently, only 15p apart. The Daily Mirror is 20p and the Evening Standard is 35p. The price of the newspapers affects the quality of the newspapers. The more expensive the newspaper, the more pages there are.
Amounts of Space Devoted to Different Items
As I started going through each newspaper, I noticed that the amounts of space devoted to various items were different too. The Daily Mirror seems to have more adverts than the Evening Standard, even though it has fewer pages than the Evening Standard. The difference in the number of pages of the newspapers does affect the amount of different items that each newspaper has. The Daily Mirror seems to have more adverts in its newspaper than reading content, but the Evening Standard has more articles than it has adverts. There are also pages and pages of adverts for jobs and cars in the Evening Standard and there are also a few pages for the Business section.
