Introduction to Newspapers

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

Soft news, more entertainment like gossip,  more sophisticated language, less images


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

Hard news, more images, more emotive language.

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?
Labour, Daily mirror

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?
Conservative, Times

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years?

The rise in technology

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

Its important so journalists can portray their own opinion without government intervention. 

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