Newspapers and media language

Which of these newspapers is left-wing?

• The Guardian

• The Telegraph

• The Sun

Which of these newspapers is the most impartial?

• Daily Mirror

• The Times

• The Independent

Which of these pairs of newspapers are right-wing?

• Daily Star and The Times

• The Sun and Daily Mail

• The Guardian & The Daily Express

True or false: The Daily Star is centre-right

• True

• False

Anchorage can create what?

• A polysemic text

• An open text

• A closed text

Anchorage, in newspapers, is the combining of what 2 ML elements?

• Words & images

• Words & editing

• Images & sound

Which of these are conventions of tabloids (2 correct answers)

• Formal lexis

• Soft news

• Satire

• Copy-led

Which of these are conventions of broadsheet newspapers? (2 answers)

• Infotainment

• Image-led

• Formal language

• Hard news

Which of these do we NOT focus on when analysing newspaper front pages?

• Technical codes

• Visual codes

• Audio codes

Which of these pairs will we focus on the most when analysing newspaper front pages?

• Editing and anchorage

• Written language and images

• Gesture codes and mise-en-scene