Tabloid & Broadsheet newspapers

Which conventions fit a tabloid newspaper?

• Sensationalist stories

• Dominated by business & world news

• Informs of local news & events

• Higher ratio of texts to images

Which of these is a British tabloid newspaper?

• The I

• The Guardian

• The Daily Mirror

• The Telegraph

Which newspaper is more likely to print 'hard' news items?

• The Daily Star

• The Metro

• The Sun

• The Guardian

What is the definition of news value?

• How much money is made from a news story.

• The prominence given to a news story.

• The most interesting story.

• The most popular story.

Which social classification relates to broadsheet readers?

• C1, C2 & D

• A, B & C1

• C2, D & E

• B, C1 & C2

Which of these newspapers is mid-market tabloid paper?

• The Daily Express

• The Daily Mirror

• The Daily Mail

• The Observer

The style of writing is different in a broadsheet because...

• There are longer sentences

• There is more opinion

• There is more exaggerated language

• There is more complex vocabulary

Which of the following are included in Galtung & Ruge's news values?

• The unexpected & size & scale

• Elite persons & strange stories

• Closeness to home & Continuity

• Frequency & simplicity

What is the average age of The Guardian reader?

• 38

• 42

• 44

• 46

What is the political allegiance of The Guardian?

• Right-wing

• Left-wing