Thursday, 11 February 2021

Newspapers: The Times - Representation and Industries

Representation

1) What representation of private schools can be found on the main front page story of the Times?
A headline about the tax paying for private schools 

2) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the story at the top of the front page 'Calls for criminal enquiry as top ministers deny security leak'?
This is in favour of the Conservative party as being law-abiding and open to scrutiny.

3) How are the Royal Family represented in the Times(See front page 'Fitting tribute' - Duchess of Cambridge picture and the inside page 'Royal Anzac Day on both sides of the world'). 
The royal family are represented as respect,elite and important as they are the main focus.

4) How does the coverage of the Royal Family in the Times contrast with the reporting of the same events in the Daily Mirror?
M0re formal and less gossip in times it more traditional and patriarchal.

5) How are British people and Muslims represented in the article and sidebar 'Sri Lanka tourists warned of more terror'?
That the British would be considering to go on holidays and beware of the danger


Industries

1) Who owns the Times? Write the name of the company AND the billionaire who owns the company.
The Times is owned by News UK which is owned by Rupert Murdoch

2) What was the The Times's circulation in 2019? How many papers did the Times used to sell back in the 1990s?
The Times circulation in 2019 was 376,000 however in the 1990s it was much higher being over 800,000

3) How has the Times reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
Moved towards the internet and became multi-strand. This means that it publishes and synchronises across its print, desktop and mobile platforms.

4) What does IPSO stand for and what is IPSO's job?
The Independent Press Standards Organisation regulate British printed newspapers and magazines. 

5) Why do some people want stronger regulation of British newspapers? 
So topics dont contain vulgar and gory images or events

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