Newspapers can be divided into two sorts: they are either broadsheets or tabloids. Broadsheets are the large ones (e.g. The Times and the daily telegraph) tabloids are half the size of broadsheets with pages measuring 58. X 40.64cm.
Newspapers can be divided into two sorts: they are either broadsheets or tabloids. Broadsheets are the large ones (e.g. The Times and the daily telegraph) tabloids are half the size of broadsheets with pages measuring 58. X 40.64cm.
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Newspapers can be divided into two sorts: they are either broadsheets or tabloids. Broadsheets are the large ones (e.g. The Times and the daily telegraph) tabloids are half the size of broadsheets with pages measuring 58. X 40.64cm.
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(e.g. The Sun and The Daily Mirror). Tabloids and Broadsheets Types of newspapers
Broadsheets:
These papers are printed on sheets of paper
116.83 x 81.28cm. There are five such broadsheets: The Times, The Independent, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
Tabloids:
These papers are half the size of broadsheets,
with pages measuring 58.42 x 40.64cm. There are six national daily tabloids: The Sun, The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Sport and The Star. We already know that different newspapers are written in different ways because they are aimed at different people. How can we find out which newspapers are for which people?
First of all we need to understand the
features of different types of newspapers. Tabloid Broadsheet Mix of fact and emotion More fact than emotion Shorter sentences Longer sentences
Use bias and emotional Complicated vocabulary
language Stories are mixed Divided into clear together sections May have less news so Focus on politics and there is room for stories world events about celebrities Focus on famous Generally concerned people, private lives and with events in major scandal cities of the world Less complex vocabulary