Tabloid and broadsheet analysis.

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English Coursework: Tabloid and broadsheet analysis.

Ben Street A7

There are many differences in the way both tabloid and broadsheet newspapers are written.  It is these differences that not only set the two papers apart but also changes the type of reader they attract.  

In my two examples of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers I have concentrated mainly on the layout of one page and one story about a new scholarship scheme about students being ‘sponsored’ to continue their education.

The layout of both my papers is very important.  On the tabloid a bold and colourful layout is used with a picture taking up a large part of the page.  This pulls in a certain type of audience, by showing large colourful text headlines and pictures with a smaller part for the descriptive and factual text on the story, the paper gives an attractive yet lighter, more general source of news.  

The layout on my broadsheet on the other hand has a lot longer coverage of the factual and descriptive information on the story.  With smaller pictures acting as an after thought for the story rather than as in my tabloid example where the picture acts as a key part in attracting the tabloid audience.  The reason the picture acts as such a key part in my tabloid paper is because along with the headline it is the main thing that attracts the reader to the story.  On the other hand in the broadsheet paper the reader will look not only at the picture and the headline but will be drawn in by the factual information in the story itself.

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The headline in my two papers also differs.  The tabloid paper headline, ‘Students earn as they learn’, is larger in text size but is short and snappy although not as informative about the story.  This is because many tabloid readers look for a more attractive headline that has been spruced up by possibly rhyme or alliteration.  My broadsheet headline, ‘Students paid in daring new scheme’, shows more informative information about the story by talking of a ‘scheme’, it also supplies an opinion by using the word ‘daring’, to draw the reader in.  

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