Media - Newspapers

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What type of paper is The Times

Broadsheet - Quality

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When was The Times first published

1785

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Who owns The Times

NewsCorp → NewsUK → The Times company

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The Times political stance

Neutral, right wing leaning with some right winged alliances

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How does the times view itself

“a faithful recorder of the times for more than 200 years. It is authorative, credible, responsible, trusted and a part of the nation’s cultural heritage”

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When was the set text for the times published

Feb 2nd 2022

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Background of the times set text

focuses on the report into investugation into parties held at downing street while the country was under lockdown restrictions.

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Political context of 2022 times paper

  • Deals with the partygate scandal held by conservative party members

  • Conservatives had enforced strict lockdown restrictions, prohibiting these restrictions

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Timeline of reporting the lockdown parties

  • Parties occoured throughout 2020

  • First reported nov 2021

  • Inquiry results published in 2022

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Social and cultural context of the times

  • Targets ABC1 audience

    • Interested in news, detailed analysis

  • Represented via news values of carefully selected stories and representations of social groups

  • Accurate, unbias representations

  • Newspaper ‘plug’ reflects cultural contect with lifestyle focus, broadening appeal

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layout of front page of set text times cover

  • Split between political stories + plug (times2 promo)

  • Times2 about midlife workout and a biting puppy

  • conventional broadsheet layout

  • Image (standalone), main story, right colomn 2nd story, plug

  • In the news section with jumplines

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the times masthead

  • Bold, recognisable, reflects the papers ideology

  • Strong & commanding typeography, split by crest

  • Crest includes lion and unicorn (england and scotland’s national animal)

  • Dieu et mon droit → my god and my rights (dates to richard 2st)

    • renforces longevity and traditional values

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the times set text headline

Police investigate PM’s four lockdown parties = informatice as opposed to dramatic

Subheading: critices leadership and drinking culture

  • Subtle criticism via selection of language (includes number 4, commenting on drinking culture)

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times set text pull quote

direct quote from sue gray report, denoted by large quotation marks to emphasise importance. positioned white text on black background for prominence.

Anchors image of PM

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<p>central image of the times</p>

central image of the times

close-up photograph of boris johnson

expression of tripidation

suggests he has questions to answer, but not explicitly critiquing him.

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