A Comparison of Two Newspapers
There are many tabloid and broadsheet newspapers but now however there
are online versions of these popular papers. Two examples, one tabloid
and one broadsheet, are The Mirror and The Guardian. When newspapers
first came out there were no online versions as the Internet was not
invented yet, and therefore was a very basic but effective form of
communication. Times move on and therefore the online versions were
invented, as were the spoken versions for the deaf. It is now a more
effective form of communication and attracts millions of people
worldwide.
The Mirror has a very unique style of writing and presenting the
fashionable tabloid. The corporate identity is very colourful sporting
a red and white header, which is slightly similar to the rival papers.
These papers are known as the red tops. The different stories on the
front page are outstandingly restricted with a headline story and
further small headlines situated at the top of the page. There are a
fair amount of pictures with a reasonable sized headline story photo,
and a few more that appear with the smaller headlines. There is quite
a significant visual impact with the strong, bold font and the casual,
colourful corporate identity.
The Mirror online is extremely different to the tabloid version. Its
corporate identity is very different, as it isn’t very eye-catching
with just a plain white bold font fronted on a vibrant red background.
The main differences between fonts on the online and written version
are that in the written tabloid there are just two basic fonts
however, in the online version there are several fonts and colours.
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...irror is extremely colourful unlike the Guardian however
both have big, bold font. The Mirror has a lot more pictures with at
least a medium sized photo with every story, whereas The Guardian is
aimed at a different audience and therefore doesn’t carry a picture
for the majority of stories on the page. The story types in The Mirror
are generally aimed to a younger generation with more entertainment
stories and doesn’t go as in-depth to the more political and world
event. While the Guardian aims towards a more mature generation
featuring more political stories. The visual impact is definitely more
powerful on The Mirror online with a stronger variety of colour used.
In general the online versions of both papers are more colourful than
the printed, with The Mirror online having the most powerful visual
impact of the two.