The article in the broadsheet is split into three columns and contains a sub-heading that says, “Prescott angers strikers and sours reconciliation prospects”. The headline used is not very effective this is because the size of the font is not very large and there are many other articles on the page. The article is on the first page this suggests that it is of high importance to The Times and its readers.
The Mirror and The Times are very different styles of newspapers as they have different target audiences.
The target audience for The Mirror editorial would have to be of low intelligence, age and class. Tabloids are aimed at a younger audience to focus on issues that all readers can relate to. The style of literature is very poor for example it uses colloquial word like “massive” instead of words like immense. The sentences used are very long this implies that the article gives fewer details about the issue being discussed. The average word length is between 5 to 6 letters again this suggests that the language used is very undemanding signifying that the article is aimed at a less capable person. The critique is full on emotive language to influence the reader opinions For Example: “The disclosure provoked another war of words”. The word war is very controversial at could easily be replaced with something less contentious. The Mirror uses no technical jargon as not to confuse their low educated audience.
I feel the article in The Times must be aimed at people of higher class and high intelligence because of the complex language used in the article. I feel that the article is aimed at this particular class of people because it ways “ remember the recruitment drive in 1970’s…” this suggests that the author of the article expects the reader to understand this day in history without much explanation. The words used in the article are understandably complex For Example: Fundamental, Co-ordinated, And Moderate. The sentences are very long averaging about 20 words per sentence. There are two uses of technical jargon in this article. They are “recruitment hump” and “a double-digit” this suggests that the article is aimed for an intelligent person who will understand this term.
The tone of the article is used as a way of expressing the piece of news in a particular way.
The tone of the article in The Mirror is shocking this is shown by the title saying, “It just doesn’t add up”. This is extremely relevant to the reported news as it comes as a shock that 10,000 jobs could suddenly be cut. It is also very informative as it explains the situation in depth and in language that can be understood by all.
The tone in the article in The Times is informative. It is just trying to inform the reader of the news that has happened it does not really have any expression in it
Many newspapers tend to be biased to make their stories seem fascinating. Looking at my two newspapers I think that the tabloid is slightly biased towards the fire-fighters because in a conclusion to the article on page 6 it states “the number of fire-fighters cannot be slashed because they only work part of their shift” but contradictorily it says “the fire-fighter must accept changes in their work”. This makes the general reader feel sympathy towards the firemen and the editor has got his point across in a bias way.
I think the newspaper is slightly biased towards the striking fire-fighters side this is because the sub-heading says “Prescott angers strikers and sours reconciliation prospects”. This makes us feel sorry for the striking fire fighters because John Prescott the person who is one who is responsible to increase the pay.
The people interviewed are the fire brigades union and John Prescott. These interviews are very relevant to the article as the fire brigades union are people who are undergoing these job cuts and Mr Prescott is the person who called for the job cuts.
The article has one message it is that they are the best newspaper “This came as a government back report-leaked to the Daily Mirror-recommended….”
The people interviewed are the fire brigades union and John Prescott. These interviews are very relevant to the article as the fire brigades union are people who are undergoing these job cuts and Mr Prescott is the person who called for the job cuts.
I don’t really think this article has a particular message except for the fact that they are giving news.
From analysing two articles, one from the tabloid and the other from the broadsheet. The layouts of both articles are very different. The Mirror has its article on pages 4 and 5 whilst the broadsheet has it on the front page highlighting the deference in importance. The Mirror has a Big Brother exclusive on the first page suggesting the newspaper does not take current affair seriously. Looking at the sub-headings of the articles “Prezza wants 10,000 job cuts in 3 years” and “Prescott angers strikers and sours reconciliation.”. The Mirror calls Mr. Prescott “Prezza” which highlights it immaturity. The audience aimed at in both are again completely different. The Mirror is aimed at low class, young and less educated because it uses colloquial words like “massive” people whilst The Times aim for the for intelligent older individuals by using in-depth and formal styles of writing. The language used is again very different in both the tabloid used simple words and short sentences and uses emotive language. Yet again it seems as though the broadsheet uses complex words and longer sentenced. The Mirror uses a shocking tone in the article but The Times uses an informative tone. Both interview similar people indicating that both the articles are relevant to the issue being discussed. I think I would prefer the article from The Mirror this is simply because it uses less complex language and is aimed at people of my class and age.