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Newspapers: Media Language (exams from 2024) Categorise
Target Level
4-5
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Tabloids
Broadsheets
Reporting tends to be more in-depth
Use of colloquial language
Contain more written content
Political stance made blatantly clear
Inclusion of discount codes and coupons
Focus on human interest stories
Tend to target a more educated audience
Traditionally higher readership figures
Larger font size
Contains cultural inserts
Covers both national and international issues
Considered more truthful and less exaggerated by the general public
Target audience range from A to C1
Shorter article length
Higher proportion of text to images
Red top
Articles are longer in length
Headlines often feature layman's terms
Greater focus on politics, culture and the economy
Sensationalist headlines
A higher page count
Target audience range from C1 to E
Limited use of colour
News stories are mostly national
Bold typeface
Focus on 'serious' issues
Political alignments are less blatantly clear
Less emphasis placed on humour and wordplay
Proportion of image to text is greater