Language
1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP):
Masthead: title
Pug: something to catch the readers eye
Splash Head: the lead story
Slogan: sums up ethos of newspaper
Dateline: date newspaper was published
Byline: name of journalist/ writer
Standfirst: intro para usually in bold
2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about.
its about the post office fujitsu scandal
3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers?
the CEO of post office
4) Why is the choice of news stories, content and page design on the Mirror CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper?
it is informal and uses multiple images
5) What is the balance on the Daily Mirror front page between images, headlines and text?
they favoured images to make sure it still has a gossip undertone
Representations
1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support? Is there any evidence to support this in the CSP pages we have studied?
left wing, labour party. thyey refer to conservatives as tories
2) How does the Daily Mirror represent the Post Office in the CSP pages? Why do you think they present them in this way?
they represent the post office owners as the victims because it highlights how their lives were ruined by a big co-orperation
3) How is Fujitsu represented in the Daily Mirror CSP pages? Look particularly at the use of images on the front cover and the section on Fujitsu on the inside page. Give detailed answers with evidence from the CSP pages.
it is represented as the "bad guy" since they ruined many post office owners lives
4) How are the Conservative Party represented in the Daily Mirror? Again, provide evidence from the CSP pages to support your answers.
the conservative party are represented as unreliable as they keep paying off big co-operations
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