A Comparison of Newspapers

A Comparison of Newspapers There are two main types of newspapers, tabloids and broadsheets. The

tabloid focuses on people and often reports on celebrities. Some types

of tabloids include The People, Daily Star, The Mirror, The Sun, News

of The World and Daily Sport. Tabloid papers are usually read by

working class males as they feature many ‘articles’ about females. The

broadsheet however focuses on facts and opinions. Some broadsheets

include The Telegraph, Guardian, Observer and The Times. The

broadsheet is called a broadsheet because of the large pages. The

broadsheet is generally read by middle class citizens.

In both of the newspapers the stories are about the flooding of a

Cornish town, Boscastle, in August 2004. The Sun focuses more on the

people that were involved whilst the Guardian focuses on the facts and

the outcome.

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