newspaper chapter 2

the times Headline:

Police investigate PM’s four lockdown parties ?

he word ‘investigate’ feels formal and procedural. It suggests due process rather than accusation.

Subheading: Gray criticises leadership and drinking culture

The phrase ‘drinking culture’ implies criticism, but in a
restrained way.

Tone: measured, informative

the mirrror Headline:

ZERO SHAME

This is emotive. It makes a moral judgement.

Strapline: 12 parties… 300 pictures handed over…

The numbers build scale and drama

Tone: direct, Judgmental

single difffrent between mirrro and times ?

mirro accuses the times informs

the times imageplus text = anchored meaning

• Close-up image of Johnson

• Pull quote from Sue Gray

The image alone could be neutral. The quote
guides interpretation.

Meaning is constructed through combination

the mirros image plus text = anchord meaning ?

• ohnson image

• Caption: “I’M NOT GOING”

• Headline: “ZERO SHAME”

Here image and headline reinforce
each other.

The meaning is much more direct

Meaning is created through selection and combination.

what is mode of adress ?

Mode of address is how the newspaper speaks to the reader.

what is the times mode of adress ?

Formal tone

• No slang

• Detailed text

The language assumes a politically aware audience

what is the mirror mode of adress ?

Colloquialisms:

• “cops”

• “bashes”

This creates familiarity and immediacy.

Colloquialism : a word or phrase that is
not formal or literary and is used in
ordinary or familiar conversation.

Important : Language positions the reader.

One word from each paper that shapes meaning.

One structural difference. One way interpretation is guided?

Newspapers do not simply report events. They construct versions of reality