Comparison of a Broadsheet and Tabloid Newspaper
On 20th of February 2004, the Times and the Sun introduced the news of
the release of five Britons held in Guantanamo Bay as the lead news
front page stories. The articles in these two newspapers greatly
contrast in various points, including views on the issue, page layout,
style of writing and vocabulary used.
The Times is a broadsheet newspaper, generally accepted as
mid-conservative, while the Sun has the largest circulation among
newspapers distributed in UK and its editorial state tend to swing in
symphony of public opinion. Both newspapers are published by the
companies of the News International group.
Page design
In the Sun the article is laid over two pages: the front page and the
second page. Its front page design is simple but dynamic. The page is
vertically divided into two sections: a large photograph of Beckham
fills half of the page and the headline of the article of the news
tightly fits into the other half of the space, leaving some space for
a subheading, a stand-first and a small cut-out picture. There is no
main text in the front page. This style of design is for
advertisements, which can also be used to deliver a selective message
to readers.
The article continues to the second page. The second page looks busy
and cluttered with many elements in several variations of type faces.
The length of the main text is not long enough to explain the detail
of the subject. On the other hand, the title in bold letters takes a
larger space than the main text of the page, overweighing in the top
of the page. The title is followed by a subtitle and a sub-sub tit...
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...end to be in direct speech. For
example, Jack Straw’s announcement of information by the US government
is in reported speech, while his opinion is in direct speech. Various
quotations from the governors to family members of the five men are
presented to construct a perspective of the issue. All of the speeches
are made in a restrained manner.
Conclusion
The Sun tends to be aggressive, violent, emotional and sensational. It
tends to manipulate readers in a predefined direction, leading to
predetermined conclusions. This indicates a predetermined political
bias which has far reaching consequences.
The Times language tends to be more informative, more factual, more
sophisticated, less dramatic, less emotional and less sensational. It
is less likely to lead in a particular direction predetermined
conclusions.
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is in ITV's interest to put a break right in the middle of the news as
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