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- 1. Generic conventions of broadsheetnewspaper covers By Willow Dryden
- 2. Generic conventions –broadsheet • They have a higher content of news • They cost more to buy • They have a lower circulation The style of writing differs from tabloids with longer sentences and paragraphs, and more articles offering in-depth analysis.
- 3. News Agenda -broadsheet Harder news than tabloid - Politics, Finance, International News Politics Finance International News Broadsheet newspapers - The Guardian - The Times - The Independent - Sunday Times - Daily Telegrader
- 4. Register • Broadsheet newspapersare presented in a formal, indirect mode of address. Masthead • Often serif, black on white, can feature a logo • Tends to be more stylised on broadsheet newspapers compared to tabloids • On the right you can see that Broadsheet newspapers follow the convention of black on white compared to tabloids that follow white on red (the sun and daily mirror) or white on blue (the metro) • The Guardian is sleek, compared to The Telegraph and The Times which are both more traditional. Broadsheet Tabloid
- 5. Headlines Broadsheet newspapers tendto be capitalised but mainly lower case with serif fonts using informative language. A broadsheet will use headlines which are longer and more serious as it is more formal. Audience Broadsheet newspapers predominantly target upmarket, middle class audiences, language is more complex. It is shown that broadsheet newspapers are mainly read by News The news is presented as information on the page.
- 6. Image • The imagesare emotive and they are captioned for information • They balance toward copy away from image Broadsheet newspapers are unbiased (objective epistemology)