Analysis of a newspaper front cover compared to the times// research on newspapers+key words

Analysis of a newspaper front cover.

This is an analysis on The Suns newspaper front cover, it will analyse the technical codes used.

The masthead is "The Sun" tells us this is a right winged, tabloid  newspaper and will be in favour of the royal family, so we would expect language that gives off a positive connotation. 

The first thing that catches our attention is the main image as it takes up the majority of the page, the image has positive connotations as it shows a happy royal couple. .The strapline tells us it is a "world exclusive"  this is the selling point for newspaper as the photo is a break through on Prince Harrys love life. The headline portrays a very possessive message when it uses "his Meg", this may link to the right winged conservative view and links to traditional values of the man owning his wife. The Sun play with words to imply that she is in Harry's possession , additionally, the fact it refers to her as Meg only and not her full name could mean that they minimising who she is as a person. Although, as The Sun is a tabloid it uses simple language to fit to their audience that might be of a lower class. The royal family is continuous story within the news as it is life advent that people could relate to in some levels ,due to being a human interest . The story has been used as people care about the advent because it is proximity of their area. Rupert Murdoch owns The Sun therefore he is in control of what stories are used, Murdoch is in favour of the conservatives and royal family ,this explains why the story has portrayed Harry and the romance in a good light

Furthermore the cover has used additional stories about football and celebrities, this links back to The Sun being a tabloid and may reveal it has a slightly younger target audience. This is the same for the splash used, it is short and simple so the audience only gets a small hint on what's in the paper before they buy it.

The Times covers a similar story about Harry and Meghan, however, in this case the story is not the main headline which may show it is not as important. They use a formal way to address then couple, as they have used a direct quote from Price Harry, unlike the sun who have used a very formal and simple sentence  . This could be because The Times is traditionally a middle class paper ,so their audience is more educated . From the paper we get the idea that they are in favour of the royal couple because even though they have used a very gauge headline it has no negative connotations.Instead they use a headline aimed to make the labour party look bad.This is due to the fact that The Times is a right winged newspaper,this means that the paper would be against the views of labour and would try to damage the reputation of the party. 

key words 

Tabloid- a newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet, typically popular in style and dominated by sensational stories.

Broadsheet- a newspaper with a large format, regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids.


Political Bias is a tendency to prefer left or right wing party.
Ownership- he act, state, or right of possessing something.

Agenda- list of items to be discussed 

threshold- size of story 

Negativity-the expression of criticism of or pessimism about something.

Human interest -the aspect of a story in the media that interests people because it describes the experiences or emotions of individuals to which others can relate.

Proximity- nearness in space, time, or relationship.


Left wing beliefs are usually progressive in nature, they look to the future, aim to support those who cannot support themselves, are idealist and believe in equality. People who are left wing believe in taxation to redistribute opportunity and wealth - things like a national health service, and job seeker’s allowance are fundamentally left wing ideas. They believe in equality over the freedom to fail.
Right wing beliefs value tradition, they are about equity, survival of the fittest, and they believe in economic freedom. They typically believe that business shouldn’t be regulated, and that we should all look after ourselves. Right wing people tend believe they shouldn’t have to pay for someone else’s education or health service. They believe in freedom to succeed over equality.

research

which organisation is responsible for regulation of the content of British newspapers?
The Office of Communications.Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material
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how you make a complaint about  accuracy or offensive  content in a newspaper?

The ISPO website. You can make a complaint about any newspaper or magazine which is regulated by IPSO. You must make a complaint under the Editors' Code of Practice. You can complain about editorial material in print or online including:

• articles
• images (including video)
• audio material on newspaper and magazine websites
• readers' letters
• edited or moderated reader comments on newspaper and magazine websites.