What is the purpose of news?
- A newspaper is a publication printed on paper and issued regularly, usually once a day or once a week. It gives information and opinions about current events and news. Newspapers usually have many topics. They usually include political events, crime, business, sports, and opinions.
Image led: Tabloids
Image led: Tabloids
Tabloids are image led, 'popular' newspapers and can be subdivided into two groups:'red tops' and 'middle market' dailies.
The 'red tops' are The Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Star and are so-called because they have red mastheads.
The masthead is the large font title at the top of a newspaper front page containing the newspaper's title.
The 'red tops' report on politics and international news but tend to include more celebrity gossip and scandal.
They write short stories using simple language and they have more pictures than other newspapers.
The 'middle market' dailies are the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
The description 'middle market' refers to the target readership of these newspapers, which is somewhere between the 'red tops' and the 'broadsheets'.
Text led: Broadsheets
Broadsheets are text led,'quality' newspapers. The top broadsheets are The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian.
The 'broadsheets' have a higher news content than the 'red tops', cost more to buy and have a lower circulation. The style of writing differs from tabloids with longer sentences and paragraphs, and more articles offering in-depth analysis.
Tabloids and broadsheets produce Sunday editions.
These tend to have supplements - additional sections - with a more specialised focus which can include magazines on culture, lifestyle and finance.
Local newspapers are also published daily and weekly in all regions of the UK.
The death of Nelson Mandela
A great front page tells a story all on its own. The New York Post, The New York Times, and The Daily News' covered Mandela's tale of rising above rigid, systematic racism and imprisonment to become president and help end apartheid in South Africa after his death in December 2013.
The moon landing
While broadcast reporters initially broke the news of man's first steps on the moon, hundreds of newspapers covered the triumph, featuring front page covers that will go down in history.
"We have approximately 400 domestic and international moon landing newspapers dated 7/21/1969 in the collection," Wilmot said. "In general, they clearly reflect the world's fascination with this extraordinary accomplishment. Many people saved these front pages as mementos of the occasion."
The dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
US media coverage of the atomic bomb dropping, with its large, dramatic headlines, could not have been more different than Japan's coverage of the event.
In Japan, censorship was in play, and the Japanese media initially offered only brief, terse descriptions about the first atomic bomb and the destruction it wrought. The paper didn't report any of the destruction of Nagaski until 16 days after the attack, as reported by the Japan Times.
Brexit
British media coverage surrounding Brexit has been generally divided. Newspapers like the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, and the Daily Telegraph released covers that supported Britain’s decision to leave the EU, while others, like the center-left Independent, strongly opposed Brexit.
Fake news
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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