Monday, November 12, 2018

Tabloid vs Broadsheet Comparison

Questions
The Guardian
The Daily Mirror
Who was involved?
A couple and 2 children
A couple and 2 children
What happened?
Child dead and other critically injured
Child dead and other critically injured.  
Where did it happen?
Three-story property in Hackney, North London
Three-story property in Hackney, North London
When did it happen?
Early hours on the 19.03.2017
19.03.2017 in early hours.
How did it happen?
Man arrested after toddler dies in a hammer attack
Man arrested after toddler dies in a hammer attack.
Why did it happen?


What do you notice about the difference in content and how the articles convey this information? Why do you think that is?
More informative and longer text, fewer images. E.g search locations. More witness and profession quotations.
Less information given, Witness quotes provided. Article are more emotional and less informative.

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