Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Language and Representations

 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: the title block of a newspaper
Pug: something that will catch the readers eyes
Splash Head: the lead story
Slogan: summary of the ethos of newspaper
Dateline: date of want beaufort was published
Byline: name of writer
Standfirst: introduction paragraph 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.

The post office scandal and how rude post office owners had to pay back thousands of pounds.

3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers?

Olympics story and post office scandal

4) Why is the choice of news stories, content and page design on the Mirror CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper?

Because there are many images and less texts a the text is small.

5) What is the balance on the Daily Mirror front page between images, headlines and text?

The front page has 3 headlines, 5 images and 3 pieces of text.

Representations

1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support? Is there any evidence to support this in the CSP pages we have studied?

The daily mirror supports the labour party. 

2) How does the Daily Mirror represent the Post Office in the CSP pages? Why do you think they present them in this way?

The daily mirror represents the post office as ignorant towards the porblme they had because they ignored the software issues. 

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.

The Daily mirror represents fujistu as a corrupt business since they found out about their software issues. 

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