'Conventions and Political Views of a UK Newspapers'.

This post shows the overall outcome of analysing how political views are communicated to a reader in UK print. I found this interesting as I learnt how newspapers write with one view and involve a reader.

Tabloid newspapers are those that is out to entertain its audience, focusing on lighter news, celebrity’s lifestyle, sports and television. This is in comparison to a broadsheet newspaper that covers topics that are of a more serious nature, focusing on topics like politics and national issues. Tabloids form a format that is smaller and more compact in size whereas broadsheets are larger and are known to be folded to be read.

The Guardian is a broadsheet newspaper. This can be detonated through the act of this newspaper having long, detailed articles. This is in comparison from a tabloid newspaper; Daily Mirror. This has articles of a shorter less in depth writing and the fact that is has more picture to support its articles. The Guardian can also be shown to be a broadsheet by its serious topics that are covered as the natures has a tone that is informative and of intellect information. This is in comparison again to the Daily Mirror as it can be seen to cover popular press. This shows that it is a less serious newspaper as is more likely to cover things of entertainment to an audience, covering less serious issues. This can be seen through the different newspapers headlines and subtitles. The Guardians headline is ‘Labour wont win, says top union backer’. This connotes a serious meaning of a shift that is happening in the labour government. Whereas the Daily Mails headline is ‘Scatter my ashes over Moors with my victims’. Even though this is still of a serious natures this headline connotes gossip from something that has happened in the UK whereas the Guardians headline is factual and could affect the UK.

The Daily Mail is a newspaper with a right-wing bias supporting the conservative government. This can be seen on the front page of the Daily Mail, dated 7th June 2007 through different factors. The first factor is the image on the front connoting that the PM is untouchable by her hands being up in the way they are and that everyone is supporting her through all the posters in the background. The smile on her fact further denotes that she has happy with the position she is in and further connotates that she is in fact in a good position and has no worries. Having this on a pro conservative newspaper is clever in my opinion as it shows these connotations loud and bold and would enable a left-wing reader to re think where they stand politically. The language selected includes ‘lets’ which connotes that by joining the PM on what she stands for then Britain will be a better place. The image used in the newspaper also supports this as the image could also connate that the people behind her are of the same expression she has which would reiterate further that by joining together the people of Britain would stand a better chance. The fact that this is on the front of this headline is in the centre middle of this paper show again the political values and allegiant the newspaper stands for as they are trying to entice their audience to be strong supports of the Tories and that they are the strongest. The newspaper forms therefore a propaganda for the Tories.

The Daily Mirror is a newspaper with a left-wing bias supporting the labour government. This can be seen on the front page of the Daily Mirror, dated June 8th, 2017 through certain factors. The first factor is the main image of Jeremy Corbyn which connotes a happy man that is recognising something good by is thumb being up. Furthermore, the picture also denotates that he his agreeing with a subtitle that is presented left to the headline. As well as agreeing that Mays election is in doubt there is also a connotation that he thinks it is a good thing. To the readers of this newspaper therefore the political values the reader held for labour would become stronger as they are inferring they are on the winning side. The image also on the side right also connotes a political value of painting the opposition in bad light. The picture is inferring that May is a scary, monster like person. The language selected in the headline involves slang that also plays on Jeremy’s surname. The slang used connotes to its audience that there has been a positive and it is likely that he has won everyone round. This is inferred from the jargon of cor blimey being ‘very good’ or containing a wow factor.

Both newspapers can be seen to both share strong political views on who they think should win the election. The daily mirror seemed to use a more cynical approach by almost shaming May where as the Daily Mail seemed to try and target the British population by connotating that they would be better of with May in parliament.