Representation
1) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the main story on the front page?
1) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the main story on the front page?
- Offers a positive representation of Boris Johnson and the Conservative party in their main front page story.
2) What representation is offered by the World Book Day picture story on the front of the Times?
Reinforcing white middle class British values most Times readers would agree with.
3) How does the coverage of the Royal Family in the Times contrast with the reporting of the same events in the Daily Mirror?
3) How does the coverage of the Royal Family in the Times contrast with the reporting of the same events in the Daily Mirror?
The Royal family in the times are presented in a professional serious manner compared to the daily mirror as they treat it as celebrity gossip.
4) How is Amazon represented in the Times inside page story?
- Amazon story is presented in a lighthearted way - almost an opinion piece rather than a serious news story. This is a strong contrast with the Mirror's reporting of the store as a 'threat to jobs'.
5) How does the representation of Amazon contrast with the Daily Mirror story on the same topic?
Industries
1) Who owns the Times? Write the name of the company AND the billionaire who owns the company.
The Times is owned by News UK (a subsidiary of News Corporation). News Corporation is a conglomerate mostly owned by Rupert Murdoch,
2) What was the The Times's circulation in 2019? How many papers did the Times used to sell back in the 1990s?
2) What was the The Times's circulation in 2019? How many papers did the Times used to sell back in the 1990s?
1990-3 million a day
now they sell around 300,000 everyday.
More successful online- 500,000 followers.
3) How has the Times reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
3) How has the Times reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
The times created social media account updating their content regularly on it (twitter, facebook)
4) What does IPSO stand for and what is IPSO's job?
4) What does IPSO stand for and what is IPSO's job?
Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
Regulate 1500 print and 1100 online titles.
Listen to complaints about press behaviour.
Help with unwanted press attention.
Advise publication editors .
Provide information to the public.
Provide a journalist whistleblowing hotline.
5) Why do some people want stronger regulation of British newspapers?
Some people think that the newspaper industry cannot be trusted to regulate itself with using IPSO and that stronger regulation should be better introduced.
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