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Newspaperanalysis3- Manchestereveningnews.
There isquite a contrast fromthe differenttype of charactersfeaturedonthisnewspaperfront
cover.Such as the twoangry football mangers,amugshot ina prisonandthena woman getting
married.The twofootballershave seriouslooksontheirfacesandtheyaren’tfacingtowardsthe
camera whichshowsitisn’tdirecttothe reader. Theyare alsoboth veryfamoustherefore itwould
attract people of Manchesterastheywill know who theyare especiallypeople whoare interestedin
sport. The backgroundof the image isjust blackas boththeirfaceshave beeneditedtogetherto
looklike they’re atrival againsteachother. The image of the mug shot isa middle agedmanlooking
very sternat the camerawhichmakesthe readerswantto know whyand what he has done whichis
alreadyinmassive boldletters. The womaninthe weddingdresshasamassive smile onherface and
it isa stereotypical weddingphotointhe wayhow she isn’tlookingatthe camera and iswearinga
modernwhite dresswithflowers.Thiswouldattractwomenwantingtogetmarried.
The image of the man’smug shottellsa basicstory, as we obviouslyknow he’sgothimself intosome
sort of trouble as mugshotsare takenwhensomeone isarrested.The text‘10M’straightaway
indicatesitquite abigcrime he’scommittedwhichresemblancesthe large number. Italmostmakes
it more dramaticbecause it’ssucha bignumber.Alsothe image of the watchnextto hisface means
hiscrime couldhave somethingtodowiththat. The dramatic close upshotof the two menlooking
at each otheraggressivelytellsastoryjustby theirfacial expressionsasthey’re obviouslyinrival
againsteach otherand‘fighting’asitsays. Thiswouldstraightawayattract sport fansas theyare
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bothiconicfiguresof Manchester. The image of the blonde womanmakesitclearthatshe’s
obviouslyabride whoisgettingmarriedtherefore itmakesitapparenttothe readerswhatshe is
doing.
There are twoveryiconicfiguresinthisnewspaperfrontcoverbothrelatedtofootball andfootball
isa verypopulartopicinManchester especially ManchesterUnited.The factthatAlex Ferguson ison
the front page will grabmanyreadersattentiondue tohimbeingone of the mosticonicand
respectedpeople inManchester. The fontof the masthead‘the Manchestereveningnews’isalso
iconicas it isan iconicfontwhichhas alwaysbeenusedforthe Manchestereveningnewsasit
makesitdistinctive andrecognizable.
The boldwritingimmediatelygrabsthe audience’sattentionasitishard to miss,it’ll alsoshockthe
readerand interestthematthe same time byputtinga dramatic headlinesuchas‘10M DESIGNER
FAKESGANG SMASHED’. There are many typesof differentarticlesandimageswhichwill interestall
aspectsof the audience suchasthe maleswill be interestedbythe footballandthe womenwill be
interestedbythe womangettingmarriedstereotypically.The caption‘WIN A WEDDING’instantly
attracts an audience as there’s achance to win somethingamazingassome peoplemaynothave
the moneyto afforditand the ideaof gettingsomethingforfree alwayssatisfiesthe audience.
