The Similarities and Differences Between Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers

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The Similarities and Differences Between Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers

Newspapers fall into two distinct types, tabloids such as the Sun,

Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Mirror, and broadsheets such as the

Times, Telegraph and Independent. Tabloid papers focus more on

celebrity issues and tend to sensationalise. Broadsheets tend to be

more informative, covering more political and international news.

Broadsheets are printed on A2 paper. They have a main story on the

left of the cover page, with a photo for another story in the centre

of the page. They sometimes have additional stories at the bottom of

the page and in a column in the top right. Tabloid papers have a large

main headline with a picture and a small amount of text underneath.

Sometimes they have another story in a column on the left-hand side of

the page. Usually at the weekend half of the page is given over to

tell of the amazing competition or special offer in the paper that

day. However on certain days when a there is a very big headline or

news both types of newspapers would usually dedicate their front pages

to that news and would usually have a large image and very small

amount of text. Certain days could be such as September the 11th

attacks and the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Tabloid papers carry a lot more advertising than broadsheets. This

brings in more revenue and allows the paper to cost less, on average

20-30p cheaper than broadsheets. The adverts in tabloids are aimed at

the papers generally younger audience, selling mobile phones and more

products aimed at the middle class. The products advertised in

broadsheets are aimed at the professional worker...

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...et audiences and also is able to

attract the readers to certain special offers. The only big difference

would be that the Independent is able to provide more information on

its front page compared to the Daily Mail being a broadsheet.

On the whole I think the layout of The Independent and the techniques

used to catch the readers are much better than the Daily Mail as the

colours used for the background and the text catch the readers eye.

However the photograph in broadsheet does lack in realism compared to

the tabloid. But at the end of the day both newspapers are able to

attract the reader in their own way and its own target audience, but

broadsheets being more informative compared to tabloids will always

have my attention as they are able to provide a wide range of articles

because of the large format of the paper.

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