News
News dictionary definition: Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.
SET TEXTS - The Guardian ( and The observer which is just The Guardian yet on a Sunday)
News is either about what is happening, what has happened or what could happen.
A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly.
Tabloids
- Informal and colloquial language
- Humour, puns, alliteration in headlines
- Colourful, large and bold front
- Large images
- Stories related to celebrities and popular culture
- Negative storylines, clear bias
- Targets a more downmarket audience
Broadsheets
- Formal mature language, 'quality press' and double size of tabloid
- Longer, more serious and complex headlines
- Black and white, smaller font
- Smaller images, more focus on texts
- Political stories and higher culture
- Some negative storylines, bias not clear
- Targets a more upmarket audience
HARD or SOFT news?
Hard news - This type of news is up to the minute news and events which are reported immediately after it has taken place. It tends to be political based, war based or crime based. It is very serious, it is urgent and it is factual.
Soft news - This type of news is intended to entertain or inform the reader and refers to stories that are usually of human interest. Subject material may be celebrity gossip, fashion tips, and technology. It is humorous and feel good stories. It is not time sensitive. There is an informal tone of presentation.
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