Newspapers

Newspaper:
A printed publication
consisting of folded
unstapled sheets and
containing news, feature
articles, advertisements,
and correspondence.
 What is found in a
newspaper?
► National news
► World news
► Features on health, technology and lifestyle.
► Business news
► Letters to the editor
► Personal notices
► Advertisements
► Classifieds
► Weather
► Horoscopes
► Puzzles, crosswords, Sudoku and comic strips
Broadsheet
A newspaper with a
large format, regarded
as more serious and
less sensationalist than
tabloids.
Less advertising than
tabloids.
Tabloid
A newspaper with pages
that are half the size of
the average broadsheet.
Typically popular in style
and dominated by
sensational stories.
Strong focus on
advertisements.
Differences between Tabloids and
Broadsheets
► Tabloids tend to be more sensational.
► Broadsheets focused on business and political related news.
► Tabloids write about human interest stories, so less formal language used.
► Broadsheets more focused on providing all the facts in a more unbiased
manner, whereas tabloids tend to be more biased.
► Tabloids use short, snappy headlines, with big text and dramatic pictures on
the front. Broadsheets on the other hand use less pictures and smaller text,
as well as longer headlines.
► Headlines in tabloids also tend to be pun, alliteration or cliché based in order
to grab attention. Broadsheets avoid this.
Aim
• Name the functions of a
newspaper. Broadsheet
• Name the types of newspaper.
• Name the characteristics of these
different types of newspapers.
• Give examples of different types of
newspapers.
Aims
• Name the functions of a
newspaper. Tabloid
• Name the types of newspaper.
• Name the characteristics of these
different types of newspapers.
• Give examples of different types of
newspapers.
Headlines
• Broadsheets – Usually use longer, more informative
headlines.
• Tabloids – Specific techniques to make their headlines
eye-catching
1) Puns
2) Slang
3) Alliteration
4) Rhyme
5) Cliches
Puns
• SHEL SHOCK!
• (Shelbourne Football team win a surprise victory)

• DEBS BALL TO BREAK DANCE

• (Debs ball broken up because of fighting)

• SUPERMARKET CHIEFS ARE SORRY FOR ‘MIS-STEAK’

• (Supermarket apologises for mislabelling beef)
Alliteration

•Bookies take a Bashing

•Lucky Lotto Numbers

•Jockey Rules Rivals

Cliches
• MONEY CAN’T BUY ME DOVE
• (Pigeon – owning millionaire loses favourite bird)

• ZOO LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

• (Zoo admits that panther is missing)

• COP BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

• (Gardai catch robbers on rocky cliffs)
Slang
• PUNTERS PULL OFF €2M STING
• (Gamblers manage to win €2 million in bets)

• BONO HITS STATES TO NAG BUSH AND KERRY

• (Bono goes to America to lobby the presidential
candidates Bush and Kerry)
Rhyme
• HELL’S BELLS
• (Mr and Mrs Bell describe their horrific holiday)

• SIMON’S AGE RAGE

• (Young man disqualified from claiming lotto because he
was underage)
 Newspaper:
A printed publication
consisting of folded
unstapled sheets and
containing news, feature
articles, advertisements,
and correspondence.
 What is found in a
newspaper?
► National news
► World news
► Features on health, technology and lifestyle.
► Business news
► Letters to the editor
► Personal notices
► Advertisements
► Classifieds
► Weather
► Horoscopes
► Puzzles, crosswords, Sudoku and comic strips
Broadsheet
A newspaper with a
large format, regarded
as more serious and
less sensationalist than
tabloids.
Less advertising than
tabloids.
Tabloid
A newspaper with pages
that are half the size of
the average broadsheet.
Typically popular in style
and dominated by
sensational stories.
Strong focus on
advertisements.
Differences between Tabloids and
Broadsheets
► Tabloids tend to be more sensational.
► Broadsheets focused on business and political related news.
► Tabloids write about human interest stories, so less formal language used.
► Broadsheets more focused on providing all the facts in a more unbiased
manner, whereas tabloids tend to be more biased.
► Tabloids use short, snappy headlines, with big text and dramatic pictures on
the front. Broadsheets on the other hand use less pictures and smaller text,
as well as longer headlines.
► Headlines in tabloids also tend to be pun, alliteration or cliché based in order
to grab attention. Broadsheets avoid this.
Aim
• Name the functions of a
newspaper. Broadsheet
• Name the types of newspaper.
• Name the characteristics of these
different types of newspapers.
• Give examples of different types of
newspapers.
Aims
• Name the functions of a
newspaper. Tabloid
• Name the types of newspaper.
• Name the characteristics of these
different types of newspapers.
• Give examples of different types of
newspapers.
Headlines
• Broadsheets – Usually use longer, more informative
headlines.
• Tabloids – Specific techniques to make their headlines
eye-catching
1) Puns
2) Slang
3) Alliteration
4) Rhyme
5) Cliches
Puns
• SHEL SHOCK!
• (Shelbourne Football team win a surprise victory)

• DEBS BALL TO BREAK DANCE

• (Debs ball broken up because of fighting)

• SUPERMARKET CHIEFS ARE SORRY FOR ‘MIS-STEAK’

• (Supermarket apologises for mislabelling beef)
Alliteration

•Bookies take a Bashing

•Lucky Lotto Numbers

•Jockey Rules Rivals

Cliches
• MONEY CAN’T BUY ME DOVE
• (Pigeon – owning millionaire loses favourite bird)

• ZOO LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

• (Zoo admits that panther is missing)

• COP BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

• (Gardai catch robbers on rocky cliffs)
Slang
• PUNTERS PULL OFF €2M STING
• (Gamblers manage to win €2 million in bets)

• BONO HITS STATES TO NAG BUSH AND KERRY

• (Bono goes to America to lobby the presidential
candidates Bush and Kerry)
Rhyme
• HELL’S BELLS
• (Mr and Mrs Bell describe their horrific holiday)

• SIMON’S AGE RAGE

• (Young man disqualified from claiming lotto because he
was underage)