Introduction to Newspaper

 

Introdcution to Newspapers

1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?
blurs line between information and entertainment so may be centred more on gossip, celebrities or lifestyle issues.

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?
information on topics like business, politics and international affairs.

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read?
The Labour Party

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read?
Conservative.

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years?
Because of social media.

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

Because a democracy is when everyone has a say so it is important when journalists express their views.

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