Newspaper Style
Introduction
A newspaper headline is often the only thing that readers read in a newspaper, or at least, it is the first thing that everyone notices in a newspaper. It serves as a indicator for the reader that helps decide whether to continue on reading the whole text or to skip it onto another one. Each headline should be a summary of the news which follows. A headline should be a regular sentence structure containing a subject and a verb. It means that only lexical, not grammatical words are used. The major reason for that is the space. Then the rule of a sentence may be broken, only minor sentences are used, and such a headline can be rather difficult to understand. This happens on purpose to make the headline somehow special with the...show more content...
Link to Madrid?"),
elliptical sentences ("Still in Danger")
complex sentences ("Astronauts take a walk on the dark side to repair International Space Station") * direct speech (Beckham: "Harry is right for England")
Newspaper headlines often follow rather different grammatical rules from other kinds of writing. 1. Articles and the verb "to be" in various functions are often left out. * LAS VEGAS A POTENTIAL MODEL FOR CRIMEA * MISSING TEENAGER FOUND UNHARMED * EVERY WORKER A UNION MEMBER 2. Newspapers have a special tense–system. It is unusual to find complex forms like "is coming" or "has produced"; is used, whether the headline is about something that has happened, something that is happening, or something that happens repeatedly. * AFGHANS BEGIN MEETING ON CONSTITUTION * ACTRESS IRENE HANDL DIES AGED 85
Sometimes the Present Continuous is used (usually to denote something that is changing or developing), but the auxiliary verb is usually left out. * MAYOR ELECTION SPENDING SOARS * SOUTH AFRICA RUNNING DRY * OUTBREAK OF FOOG POISONING HITS KYIV
To refer to the future, headlines often use the infinitive. * DENMARK TO VOTE * GIULIANI TO CONSULT KLITCHKO * LARA FABIAN TO SING STYLISH EUROPEAN POP IN KYIV
3. Passive sentences are constructed with no auxiliary verb, just the past participle.
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Example Of A Newspaper Article Analysis
Newspaper Article
Alberge, Dayla. "Concert Hall Simulator Helps Musicians Prepare To Perform." The Guardian, March 22, 2015.
The author uses information gained through highly regarded professions to identify coping methods most popular and effective amongst musicians. In particular, he investigates the use of beta blockers, their side effects and use amongst highly accomplished musicians. The article is useful as it explores one of the coping mechanising that is often not discussed due to its controversy, as Alberge discusses in his article. More extensive research will be needed to look at the cognitive impact of beta blockers, but this article gives good supplementary information and will be used for the final essay.
Journal Article
Buma, Lori , Frank Bakker, and Raôul Oudejans. "Exploring The Thoughts And Focus Of Attention Of Elite Musicians Under Pressure." Psychology Of Music 43, no. 4 (2015). Accessed April 10, 2017. http://journals.sagepub.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/doi/pdf/10.1177/0305735613517285...show more content...
Particularly looking at the thoughts of musicians when performing and what thoughts produce the most successful performance. With the format of article set as a psychology practical report it gives clear details of the experiment and its outcomes. A limitation of the study was that there were only 7 male teachers and 44 musicians (27 men and 17 women). As the majority of participants were male this places a bias on the results. Along with this the small sample size affects the reliability of the study. Therefore, the study will be used in conjunction with others of its sought to strengthen its
Essay about The Important Role of News Reporters
The Important Role of News Reporters
Every morning when I get up, the very first thing I do is turn on the TV––but not for cartoons or MTV. It has become a habit for me to watch the news in the morning. I feel the need to know what is going on because I know that no matter where the news happens, 99 percent of the time it will, directly or indirectly, affect me or people I care about. The broadcast media has become a part of my life and the lives of almost everyone in the Western world. We may not know the names of our senators, but Katie Couric or Tom Brokaw are familiar names in every American household. Not many of us realize, however, that the job of the news reporter is not as glorious as we imagine. This paper will offer you a...show more content...
It is believed that the audience will not put any special effort in trying to comprehend the story––if it is confusing, they will change the channel. This applies especially to the broadcast media. Unlike a reader with a newspaper, the listener/viewer does not have an option of rereading a confusing sentence for better understanding. If one aspect of a story is missed or misunderstood because of poor wording, there is no way of rewinding the tape to get back to it. Therefore, broadcast journalists must be very clear and concise in their writing and try to avoid long names, titles, or big numbers. To illustrate this point, here is a newspaper paragraph. Try to read it out loud like a newscaster and decide if it is easily understandable to a driver who is battling the morning traffic while listening to your newscast.
Surgeon General William H. Shearer announced today that Charles R. Mahaffey, 45, chairman of the US Pharmaceutical Corporation, had succeeded Donald P. Ingraham, 64, president of the National Educational Media Association, to head the government's Anti–Smoking Campaign starting next month (Shook 13).
Now compare it with a radio newscast copy of the same story:
"The Surgeon General's office has appointed a new man to head its Anti–Smoking Campaign. He is a 45–year–old Charles Mahaffey, Chairman of US Pharmaceutical. Mahaffey will take over from Donald Ingraham next month (Shook 13).
The broadcast story breaks a long sentence into two more
Television News vs. Newspaper
Television news vs. Newspaper When it comes to finding about the news of what's going on in our world, we want details and facts. We want the juice of what's actually going on. The debate between the efficiency of newspapers and TV news, TV news is a lot more effective.
Watching the news on TV is a lot easier for people to understand and is more convenient than reading it on paper. For the people who are always in a rush in the morning, it's more convenient to turn on the TV and listen to what's going on rather than trying to read a paper because it will only slow your task down. Also, for the people who don't know how to read and for elders whose eyes don't function properly, the TV is a better source of finding out the news. Not only...show more content...
The smallest story could be the most important; but if you have a newspaper, you won't be able to find out what's going on, so you'll have to rely on the TV news to tell you what you want to know. TV offers more options of news. People are mostly fond of making choices. Watching TV can satisfy this requirement. Because there are many channels for options on news, for example, ABC7 channel news doesn't provide you the news you want to know about, then you can always change the channel. But the newspaper is published by one publication. Whatever information is on there is what you have to stick with. The point of view and the news are somehow limited and prejudice. So in order to get a comprehensive view, people can try many different channels to get an understanding.
Unlike the TV news, newspaper are portable and has no time limited, this has the advantages that people can read them whenever they want. But I believe that getting news from TVs is due to its efficiency, convenience and easy understanding is a lot better than just reading the
Ww1 Week 1 Newspaper Analysis
The focus of the workshop was newspapers and their content such as reports and editorials. We identified the editorial line of a newspaper and looked at how the editorial is a letter written by the editor and how it can demonstrate different opinions. We looked at letters to the editor and how they were used as primary sources. We discovered as they are written by readers discussing issues, they help provide a useful insight on people's concerns. We debated the benefits of newspapers such as that they give us a snapshot of peoples perceptions at the time. Limitation of using newspapers are that they are biased and generally contain propaganda.
Historians have different views on newspapers. Andrew Hobbs argues that the provincial newspapers...show more content...
The questions addressed were to identify the editorials in each newspaper and outline their stances towards the conflict. The Times newspaper's editorial argued that there remained little stock of food however the food prices were still low. They were not overly concerned since if the shipments with America and Australia could be maintained therefore England would not be too low on food, and canned food could be a reserve. They commented on how coal prices were on the rise as a result of the war. The Manchester Guardian's editorial stated they were shocked by the war and people were worried since there was no treaty obligation to become involved in European wars. The editorials gave a clear image certain domestic views; however the issues raised are of people's concerns, not the wider picture, this could lead to it not being reliable because it is biased and excluded certain points. Editorials show the opinion of the editor and it presents a snapshot of public moral. We could use editorials as a way of case studying public response building up to the war. The letters to the editor in the Times show that they feel that England's problems would be Ireland's opportunity and that people are protesting regarding the war. The methodology we used was qualitative as we looked at people's ideas towards the First World War. We used comparative methodology as we compared two newspapers and the people's views in each newspaper. We found that the strengths of newspapers were that it provides an insight to opinions at the time; they are often clearly written and may indicate the political position of the author. However, the limitations are that it may not be balanced and occasionally newspapers contain propaganda to force people to believe certain
2.1.4 REASONS TO ADVERTISE IN A NEWSPAPER As with all advertising media, newspaper advertising has various strengths and limitations. The strengths are as follows: REACH: No other promoting vehicle has the compass of daily papers. Broadly, about 105 million grown–ups read a daily paper in print or online on a normal weekday and more than 111 million read a Sunday daily paper. Seven in ten grown–ups read a daily paper or visit a daily paper site in a normal week (Scarborough Research). Newspapers offer the widest reach of any advertising medium.
QUALITY: Your absolute best prospects are newspaper perusers. Individuals who are regularly named upscale meaning upper salary, advanced education, proficient/administrative occupations all consider themselves newspaper...show more content...
IMMEDIATE: Newspaper advertising is among the speediest types of promoting with greatly short due dates that permit advertisements to be made and keep running in a matter of days.
FLEXIBILITY AND TIMELINESS: Flexibility is perhaps the greatest strength of newspapers. Newspaper is not like any other media, in newspaper advertising, the advertise is allowed to build the advertisements in any size. National advertisers can adjust copy to match the specific buying preferences and peculiarities of localized markets.
CREDIBILITY/TRUST: Consumers trust and believe in newspaper advertising more than any other medium of advertising. A survey carried out showed that Thirty–six percent of adults have a very strong believe and trust in newspaper advertising, a wide gap when compared to television advertising (8 percent) or internet advertising (15 percent).
SELECTIVE VS. INTRUSIVE: Advertising that is being spooned out to shoppers are not really accepted by them. The most medium of advertising that is used by shoppers is the
Essay On Online Newspaper
The fully customized online newspaper allows the reader to have access to audio/video content automatically on their mobile device (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The reader would have audio/video access to content such as Health and Wellness, Foods, Travel, Brands, Organizations to name a few (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). As well as live local and national news, sports, and weather (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Imagine clicking on one link and being able to search for travel destination spot for a winter getaway (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Another option may be to click on a story about the Superbowl that takes the reader directly to their favorite NFL team's website (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The ideas or content marketing provides much value...show more content...
There are two possible ways for the online newspaper to make money (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The first being USA Today can charge a fee for their App (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Second, advertising, like USA Today did in the past by offering six months of free advertising with a paid six months of advertising (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). USA Today could offer content topic providers front page one inch blocks for one day a week advertising (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Distribution and promotion are the third and fourth steps, how to market the online newspaper to readers of all ethnicities, and genders (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). What better way to promote an online newspaper to varies readers than to use social media as an outlet (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The website HootSuite can help USA Today manage their social media accounts like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter (Hendrick, 2016). HootSuite can provide insight into which post resonate with target populations (Hendrick, 2016).
Branding is very important, USA Today online newspaper logo needs to stay the same all their printed newspaper logo (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). A blue filled in circle with the same font USA TODAY printed in caps to the right of the blue circle (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The online newspaper is USA Today's social and ethical responsibility to build long–term relationships with readers and advertisers (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014).
A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles
A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles In this essay I will be comparing two articles taken from local newspapers in different areas. I will be looking at the techniques used in each article and their effectiveness. I will use this comparison to eventually decide which article is the more effective of the two.
The two headlines from the articles are quite different. 'Inches from tragedy' is a large, bold headline written in a way that makes you want to see what the headline is talking about, as it sounds serious....show more content...
I think that both articles use emotive language very well, and that they are equally good at getting there point across through using language.
Both of the articles feature one long, main interview and one shorter interview towards the end of the article. The interviews have been included in each case to give the reader an account of the events in the article from one of the people involved. This is a good idea as people who were actually involved in the events of the article will be able to give more information on what actually happened, and will probably know things that no–one else does. Having interviews also makes the reader sympathise with the people involved, especially if it is coming from one of the people mentioned in the main first paragraph of the article. The people who put together the articles must make sure that everything they include in the interviews is relevant and that they are not too long. I think that the article that uses interviews and quotes better is probably Inches from tragedy, because all the information given is relevant to and informative about what happened. I also think this because the interviews featured are not too long and leave room in the article for other information.
Having a picture in an article is a good idea, because it lets the reader see exactly who was involved and let them see what effect the events of the article have had on them
History of Newspapers
The History of Newspapers
Today, people can use newspapers to find out many things. One can use the newspaper to check sports scores, get the day's news, read "feel good" stories, or even find out their horoscope. It was not always that way. From the "Acta Diurna," reported in the ancient Roman empire, to the New York
Times, newspapers have come a long way. In this report, the distance that newspapers have traveled since their inception is going to be outlined.
Before literacy was commonplace in societies, town criers would announce the news of the land to the land's people. These criers used oratory skills to spread the news on crossroads and the marketplace. Messengers would be commissioned to report to the...show more content...
Perhaps that is where our dateline comes from. Early in the 17th century, regularly printed newspapers became more of the rule as opposed to the exception.
Weekly newspapers began circulation in Frankfort and Vienna (1615),
Hamburg (1616), Berlin (1617), and Amsterdam (1618). England was not far behind as corantos were being printed. Corantos were single sheet tracts dealing with current foreign affairs. In 1655, the "Gazette" was printed in Oxford England. The "Gazette" was the first regularly released English newspaper. It was released weekly. As newspapers were making great strides in England, big steps were also being taken by them in the way of colonizing.
When the English colonies develop, so did newspapers.
In the year 1690, Benjamin Harris tried to print the first newspaper in colonial America. Authorities banned his newspaper ("Publick Occurences Both
Forreign and Domestick") saying that he was printing without a license to print and he was printing "reflections of a very high nature." The next attempts by others would be successful.
In 1704, John Campbell started the "Boston Newsletter." This became
America's first regularly printed newspaper. This paper paved the way for newspapers to develop all throughout the colonies. As the colonies attempted to steer away from England, newspapers became an outlet for anti–England propaganda. Along with
Online Newspaper Vs. Print Version
The contents of the Southeast Missourian online paper may seem so much more fitting with this day and age, but the traditional newsprint edition still offers their subscribers a lot more information.
The print version organizes the newspaper with pictures from various sections located at the top, side, and bottom in order to draw the reader in to the articles and advertisements. The online version is very to the point in its content in the fact that the Southeast Missourian does not have to sell the online version to the public or subscribers, this is seen online with minimal advertisements that deal directly with the surrounding area . With the unappealing online version having only a basic structure to the inner contents along with two...show more content...
This to me is the essence of enjoying a newspaper anywhere you may be.
I found it very intriguing that the online adaptation has a thumbnail picture of the actual newsprint front page. After accessing this picture, it also gave other front page thumbnails of past issues. I think this is an advertising strategy in order to draw the online reader into purchasing a newsprint edition.
I prefer the actual newsprint edition to the online version because of the content. The online version didn't have any of the sport section scoreboards, crossword puzzles, or comics that I hold dear to my enjoyment of the newspaper. In accessing the coupons, I found this page to be a joke with no more that 10 coupons available for printing. The newsprint edition has endless coupons, along with sale announcements that are vital to the surrounding area.
The newsprint edition will never vanish. There is a place for the online version of the "newspaper" but I do not think printed papers will ever go away entirely. Newspapers contain way too much data to put online: legal ads, classified ads, church calendars, which are all way too important to skip. The online version obviously has many advantages, like getting almost instant news, right when it happens (along with video clips occasionally) and the fact that there is an unlimited space allotment for
Traditional Media vs. New Media Essay examples
In the current age of technological advances, it seems that old media is facing competition from ever expanding new forms of media. Traditional media often referred to as old media, consists of broadcast/cable television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the majority of print publications. The earliest form of old media was a Newspaper that have been around for centuries, straining off as written newsletter, and ultimately progressing into an official true publication. "The first true newspaper in English was the London Gazette of 1666" (Anon 2010) this was only the beginning for what developed into an everyday habit of purchasing printed newspapers and articles. During this period of time, newspapers were the only form of medium that...show more content...
The rise of social networking such as Facebook or Twitters gave individuals new opportunities for people to share their ideas and information. Websites such as YouTube and online TV streaming such as iPlayer or 4 on Demand had played a leading role in creating an environment where each individual can have a freedom of choosing what they want to view. Consequently the Internet can described as an "open source, free posting, decentralized broadcasting, serendipitous interaction, purpose oriented communication, and shared creation that find their expression on the Internet." (Castells 2001: 200) Websites have a great meaning of interaction due to its nearly infinite possibilities of expressing personal creativity. It is also important to say that online environment has a unique approach towards the consumer, which is centered on a specific and customizable content, providing a "much more individualized experience than the 'one–to–many' structure of traditional mass media." (Curran and Morley 2006: 280)
Throughout recent years web has secured its place in society, strengthening its position and revealing its advantages over traditional processes of production and distribution. In the current climate of economic pressures, Internet offers an alternative that is considered to be inexpensive when compared to the traditional distribution of music, magazines or newspapers where physical resources are a fundamental part of the production process. Lowering costs also
Figures of Speech in English Newspaper Headlines
I) Introduction The area of English Language and Literature Teaching (ELLT) has always been the point of attraction to the experts and teachers in English. ELLT, with its theoretical base, provides scope for practical intercourse and face–to–face interaction in the classroom. Language and Literature are considered to be the two sides of the same coin. While analyzing literature, it is necessary to consider the language of the genre as it reflects the genuine empirical fluctuations of the mind of the writer, and the study of language leads the reader to empathetic experiences about the literature. Text remains the only major source of teaching and learning of English in majority of the institutes in India. It is a rare occasion for an average Indian student to turn outside the text to learn English. Why should he turn outside the text? Some reliable answers are needed to satisfy the questions. 'In an addition to its low cost and availability, the newspaper is contemporary and offers a variety of interesting material from newspaper to puzzle and recipes. The newspaper accommodates a wide level of reading abilities generally raging from fifth to twelfth grade, and can be marked and disposed of with little concern for cost. The newspaper, in short, makes excellent material for classroom instruction.'(Cheyney Arnold B. 1). The conservative approach of teaching English through text only has been changed drastically in recent years. Now, newspaper is believed as the best
Argumentative Essay On News Media
News media serves as the main source of information for people in most nations, regardless of the kind of government or democracy in place. Since humans take decisions and function based on the kind of information they have, the importance of information flow cannot be overemphasised. Governments, well aware of the role and power of the news media to influence the populace, place a high premium on, and will go to great lengths to align the available news media to serve their purpose. This goes for the whole spectrum on governance, from democratic to autocratic. Observing the origins of conflict globally over years, especially civil wars which is a great threat to human security, information available from news media has been a key motivation or driver.
The 1994 Rwandan genocide is an example of how information access interphases with national security negatively to create chaos. The government of the day used state owned media to pitch the Tutsi's and Hutu's against each other, while the world watched. Democratic governments do not necessarily guarantee press freedom and human rights, and autocracies stifle the same as we may want to think, if taken at face value. Many democratic governments basically run the state owned news media and dictate their output, which begs the question what is the minimum level of democracy and what exactly makes media "free". (Hutchinson, Salvatore and Whitten–Woodring). Sometimes there seems to be a mismatch between government type and the
Newspaper Headlines
Contents
Introduction 2
The Language of Newspapers 2
Analysis of Newspaper Headlines 2
Headline Evolution 2
Headline Functions 2
Headline Styles 2
Headline Forms 2
Headline Variants 2
Headline Language 2
Conclusion 2
Bibliography 2
Introduction In today's hectic world one of the most important factors is information. The means of information provision are quite different which can be summarized in one word: mass media. The media is the whole body of communications that reach large numbers of the public via radio, television, movies, magazines, newspapers and the World Wide Web. All of them, alongside their informative essence, are aimed at influencing huge audiences. That audience has been viewed by some commentators as...show more content...
Tabloids: In very general terms, a tabloid paper is printed on A2–size paper at 380 mm by 300 mm (15 by 11¾ inches), which is folded to A3, half the size of broadsheets. Tabloids are known as the "popular" or "gutter" press, often perceived as sensationalist in contrast to broadsheets. All the mass–circulation papers are tabloid. Examples: The Sun, The National Enquirer, The National Ledger, The Star Magazine, New York Post, The Globe.
Berliner or Midi: 470 mm by 315 mm (18½ by 12¼ inches) used by European papers such as Le Monde in France, La Stampa in Italy, El Pais in Spain and, since 12 September 2005, The Guardian in the United Kingdom.
Analysis of newspapers involves a consideration of both headlines and reporting styles.
Analysis of Newspaper Headlines
A headline is the text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it.
Headlines are usually written in bold and in a much larger size than the article text. Front page headlines are often in upper case so that they can be easily read by the passing potential customer. Headlines in other parts of the paper are more commonly in sentence case though title case is often used in the USA.
Headlines are generally written by copy editors, but may also be written by the writer, the page layout designer or a news
A Comparison of Two Newspapers
A Comparison of Two Newspapers
There are many tabloid and broadsheet newspapers but now however there are online versions of these popular papers. Two examples, one tabloid and one broadsheet, are The Mirror and The Guardian. When newspapers first came out there were no online versions as the Internet was not invented yet, and therefore was a very basic but effective form of communication. Times move on and therefore the online versions were invented, as were the spoken versions for the deaf. It is now a more effective form of communication and attracts millions of people worldwide.
The Mirror has a very unique style of writing and presenting the fashionable tabloid. The corporate identity is...show more content...
In the online paper there is an extraordinary variety of stories ranging from sport to music and celebrity items to political. The visual impact also sees a substantial improvement with several different fonts and background colours.
The Guardian has a very drab, lifeless visual impact but is jam packed with political stories. It is aimed more at the older more mature generation as it takes a more mature approach with a basic black and white bold font. The corporate identity represents this with an unattractive black bold font that leaves little to the imagination. There is however a handful of detailed stories with a limited amount of pictures.
The style of the online paper is still very drab and plain and therefore doesn't differ very much from the broadsheet version. The only difference is in the font, which is clearer but still very bold. The use of pictures slightly increases with a small picture for each of the first few stories, but it still lacks the inspiration and creativity, like the broadsheet which only features one very basic picture. There aren't generally a variety of stories on the online version or the broadsheet as their stories are mainly political and world events. There is a better visual impact on the online version as it has more colour and is generally more eye–catching than the broadsheet but is still
3 Newspaper Design Layouts: Gutenberg Diagram, Z–Pattern, And F–Pattern
Several layout patterns are often recommended to take advantage of how people scan or read through a design. 3 of the more common are the Gutenberg diagram, the z–pattern layout, and the f–pattern layout.
Each offers advice for where to place important information, but I think these patterns are often misunderstood and followed without thought to what they really describe.
I want to walk through the what and why of each pattern and then offer something else that gives you as a designer more control over where your viewer's eye moves across your design.
The Gutenberg Diagram
The Gutenberg diagram describes a general pattern the eyes move through when looking...show more content...
It's how we naturally read large blocks of text.
This series of z–movements is sometimes referred to as a zig–zag pattern. If we continue to add more zigs and zags to the pattern we ultimately end up with a series of near horizontal right and left movements as the diagonal portion of the z gets shallower and shallower.
Golden Triangle Pattern
The z–pattern also leads to what's called a golden triangle pattern. If you take the first horizontal and first diagonal movement and then close the shape you end up with a right triangle whose right angle is the top/left corner.
This triangular area at the top of the page will be the area most seen and the pattern suggests your most important information needs to placed inside of it.
F–Pattern Layout
The f–pattern gets mentioned on the web and as you would expect it follows the shape of the letter F.
I think Jacob Nielsen first suggested the pattern after eye–tracking studies his company performed. What often gets lost in the f–pattern is that these original studies were done on text heavy designs and search results.
As with the other patterns the eye starts in the top/left, moves horizontally to the top/right and then comes back to the left edge before making another horizontal sweep to the right. This second sweep
Letter To National Newspaper Professor
In a letter to national newspaper professor has written about the falling standard of both writing and speaking of English. Especially among journalist and graduate students who use poor and sloppy grammar while writing comprehensive essay. As language changes and meaning shifts it is necessary that a children should be aware earlier in his career about the basic of grammar and sentence
Newspaper
The promising future of newspaper
In the wave of information explosion appeared in 90' last century, the channels to obtain information among people have apparently been diversified due to the rise of new media outlets through the medium of the Internet. Although some advantage of newspaper has been overshadowed by the excellent performance of new media, newspaper is actively adapting to social and economic transformation based on maintaining its existing advantages. For this reason, the essay will describe newspapers' prospects and explore whether newspaper have been outdated in the globalised era.
The fact that people tend to choose new media to acquire useful and valuable information rather than mere newspaper is largely due to the...show more content...
Instead of mere boring character and simple page outline, modern newspaper pays more attention on colorful pictures and illustrative graphics, based on modern typesetting techniques. (Bob Franklin, 2008, p.637) In addition, the appearance of tabloid formats and compact editions are increasingly popular among young readers, women and commuters, because the most striking feature of these types of newspaper is the increased use of telegraphy or a colorful graphic in order to attract their readers. Therefore, for modern people, reading these types of newspaper is an effective and well–understood way to obtain information and may be popular among them for a relatively long time.
In order to gain predominance in the fury market competition and win readers, traditional newspapers have made great efforts to design its contents published and meet the demand of their target audiences. For example, newspapers tend to focus on a specific theme, called "personalized news" such as finance, entertainment, education as well as all fields readers are interested in.( Martin Conboy & John Steel, 2008) In this way, the
The Decline of the Newspaper
In 1760, The Boston News–Letter was the first newspaper to be continuously published in the United States. A 250–year legacy of printed news could not have lasted if it newspapers didn't not have it uses. Aside from the entertainment value, newspapers exist for the main purpose of bringing news of international, national, and local news to the doorsteps of the people. Without such frequent and stable form of communication, it would be difficult for any nation to call itself a free democracy. Today however, it cannot be expected that newsprint will last forever. Statistical data firmly suggests newspapers around the world are falling both in number and circulation. The past several years have been difficult for newspapers as other news...show more content...
There could be no national forum where issues are discussed because people would not know what there is to discuss in the first place. As Arthur Miller ones said: "A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself." Our United States would no longer be united but instead fragmented into "nations" talking only as far as word of mouth could reach. Lack of a national medium of information is an obvious problem in any democracy.
Today, Newspapers are at the lowest circulation in seven decades. Numbers do not lie, newspapers are in decline. According to a The Washington Post article from October of 2009, "The Accelerating Decline of Newspapers", only 13 percent of Americans today buy one of 1400 daily papers. In 1940 that number was 31 percent Newspapers' annual losses of paid daily subscriptions are at record lows all across the board. From the same article of the Washington Post: New York Times reported seven percent loss, Los Angeles Times reported 11 percent, Washington Post 6 percent, San Francisco Chronicles 26 percent, Dallas Morning News and Newark Star Ledger both report 22 percent losses. Of the 25 top newspapers in the United States, only the Wall Street Journal did not report a decline in circulation. The Wall Street Journal only managed a 0.6 percent gain. Furthermore, the rate of decline in print circulation at the nation's newspapers has accelerated. Between 2008 and 2009 there was a seven percent drop. Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst at
A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles
A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles
In this coursework 'B' I would be comparing two news articles from two different sources. This coursework will be divided into three parts. The background and context, the view of both articles i.e. use of languages, headlines, quotes used e.t.c the last part will be my opinion and the conclusion.
The main idea is to compare two news articles about a prison called Guantanomo bay in Cubaand how the prisoners are being treated, if the prisoners require a fair trial, if torture is going on and so on. These two articles are gotten from the internet the websites are www.dailymail.co.uk and www.bbc.co.uk. These two sources have different ways of reporting...show more content...
The prisoners in guantanomo bay are about 450 from at least 43 different countries. The main reason behind the arrest is to find out if any one or groups of the suspected prisoners had anything to do with the September 11 attack. The Guantanamo bay is outside the US and it has a major difference between all the prisons in US. The difference is that the prison doesn't obey the UN declaration of human rights which is: right for free trial before being sentenced to prison, the right for everyone to be allowed any form of defence.g lawyers during the trial.
This two newspaper articles were derived from their websites dailymail.co.uk and bbc.co.uk are giving information on if the prisoners are being tortured. According to the BBC article prisoners do not have any contact with their families, they where just arrested without trial and they are facing interrogations with torture. On the other hand the article from the dailymail says that president bush denies having anything to do with the torture of the prisoners as he claims he didn't other anything of that order. But further in the article some secret white house documents showed us politician Donald rumsfeld in dec.2002 approved harsh interrogation techniques for Taliban and al qaeda prisoners at the us naval base in Guantanamo.
VIEW OF BOTH ARTICLES. (COMPARISM)
In the daily mail the topic is