Introduction To Newspaper

 

Introduction to Newspapers: Blog Task

Create a new blogpost called 'Introduction to Newspapers' and answer the following questions:

1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

Soft News

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?

Hard News

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?

In the UK, The Labour Party is most likely to be supported and the newspaper they would likely to read is the Daily Mirror.

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?

In the UK, The conservative party is most likely to be supported and the newspaper they likely would read is THE TIMES.

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years?

Over the years, people have adapted from newspapers to laptops and computers due to digitalisation and so the sales of newspaper have declined.

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

The free-press is important in a democracy like the UK as it acts as independent watchdog, which holds power that accounts.