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Guardian CSP blog task

  The Guardian CSP: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on the Guardian newspaper and website.  The Guardian newspaper and website analysis Use your own purchased copy plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine.  1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Guardian in recent years? The verdict on Johnson Small Island - Brexit Stammers Case Putin's wife - More free Russia 2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Guardian? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? More left-wing and progressive values presented in the Guardian and also criticise right wing politics but does not specifically support one party  3) How do the Guardian editions/stories you have studied reflect British culture and society? Reflect the news stories that are important to British readers such as that on Politics and government influe...

Daily Mail and Mail Online CSP: Blog tasks

  Daily Mail and Mail Online CSP: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on the Daily Mail and Mail Online Daily Mail and Mail Online analysis  Use your own purchased copy or  our scanned copy of the Brexit edition from January 2020  plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine. 1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Daily Mail in recent years? Brexit headline, party gate, lock down announcement  2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Daily Mail? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? The audience are positioned to be in a patriotic way, siding with the nation however are not put in a position to vote conservative. 3) How do the Daily Mail stories you have studied reflect British culture and society? They reflect the ideologies of British culture through the news stories about the British governme...

Newspaper regulation: blog tasks

  Newspaper regulation: blog tasks Task One: Media Magazine article and questions Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article  in our Media Magazine archive here . Once you've read the article, answer the following questions: 1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years'  At the peak the Leicester mercury had around 200 staff and Perch believed that in 10 years the paper may become a more digital focused area with fewer prints in the future.  2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?   He believes the phone hacking scandal is illegal and ethically wrong and from this huge scandal we could say that it damaged public trust in the press. 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?                               ...

The Future of Journalism: Blog tasks

Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? He advocates for societal change, citing a case of Catholic priests who were raped by 100 boys, who were eventually sent to rehab when questioned. 2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for newspapers (e.g. jobs, personal ads etc.)? In the past, newspapers held significant influence over advertisements, as companies could not leave a story published by the newspaper due to the lack of a...

Newspaper News Story Research

11/02–  Mail Online:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-14387171/US-25-steel-tariffs-stack-levies-Canada-White-House-official-says.html 'US 25% steel tariffs would stack on other levies on Canada, White House official says' this is an example of soft/hard news bc  D oes it reflect the  politics  or  ideological stance  of that newspaper/website? this appeals to the audience as.. is it quality journalism or clickbait? The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/hamas-suspends-release-israeli-hostages-violations-ceasefire 'Hamas suspends release of Israeli hostages over ‘violations’ of ceasefire' Mail Online: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-14411305/Columbine-survivor-Anne-Marie-Hochhalter-forgave-gunmans-mother-dies-43.html Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter, who forgave gunman's mother, dies at 43 The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/starmer-urges-trump-to-provide-backstop-to-eur...

News Value blog task

  News Values: Blog task Read  Media Factsheet 76: News Values  and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The factsheet likely uses a major event such as  9/11, the death of Princess Diana, or a natural disaster like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami  to illustrate news values. These events align with Galtung and Ruge’s criteria because they are: Immediate (Frequency):  Events that occur in a short, specific timeframe fit media schedules. Unexpected (Surprise):  A terrorist attack or sudden disaster is shocking. Negative (Bad news is good news):  The media prioritizes dramatic and tragic events. Unambiguous:  The event has a clear cause-and-effect narra...