1. Newspapers and
Social media
Tabloids
Tabloids are newspapers which are aimed towards working
class people, therefore they contain news which appeals to a
mass audience such as popular culture news about music,
television, film and celebrities.
This is an example
of a tweet made by
The Sun, this tweet
is about celebrity
gossip which fits in
perfectly with the
tabloid culture. The
Sun uses Twitter as
a way to engage
with their audience
beyond the
publication
2. The Sun
The Sun uses Twitter to bring
awareness to current affairs in
order to educate the public on
what is happening around them,
they also cover high profile
international news.
In this post The Sun Is
using their voice to
bring attention to a very
sensitive topic about
how woman are
potrayed in fashion.
Being a tabloid, The Sun is
read by middle class
commoners, it is therefore their
role to report on trending
stories which are to do with
popular culture.
Although The Sun is
mainly centered
around popular
culture and soft
news, it is also
important that they
report on serious
news which is of
importance.
3. Broadsheets
Broadsheets are read by
the upper class social
group, therefore they
contain hard news and
reflect on serious topics.
Politics and economics are
key subjects found within a
broadsheet newspaper.
In this tweet, The
Guardian is reporting
on economics within
Europe, how I don’t
think that they have
used social media
effectively as this
tweet does not make
you want to read
further.
Being a widely read
paper, The Guardian
reports on
international high
profile news, such as
news on the Ebola
scandal.
Due to their
demographic, The
Guardian uses
reviews on popular
new products
which are of
interest to their
audience.
The Guardian posts on
political news which affects us
in the UK. In this post The
Guardian uses social media to
reflect on what they have put
on their newspaper. Social
media acts as a further
discussion forum to what has
been put in the newspaper.
4. The Washington Post,
uses social media to
report on the first lady.
Being an international
newspaper, the
Washington Post uses
social media to report
on news and people
who are known
worldwide.
In this post, the
Washington Post uses a
question to make the
public talk. Ebloa is a
worldwide epidemic and
the Washington Post
acts as a forum for
people to have further
discussions.
Once again the
Washington Post uses
a short sentence to
evoke the public. They
use social media
effectively to engage
readers and get
people talking.
