# Different types of newspapers

# Activity

UK newspapers can generally be split into two distinct categories: the more serious and intellectual newspapers, usually referred to as the broadsheets due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as "the quality press", and others, generally known as tabloids, and collectively as "the popular press", which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news. The tabloids in turn have been divided into the more sensationalist mass market titles, or "red tops", such as The Sun and the Daily Mirror, and the middle-market papers, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail. | www.telegraph.co.uk

# Comparison: Broadsheet vs. Tabloids

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www.thetimes.co.uk

# Feedback

- They have a much higher news content
- More factual and formally written
- They usually cost more and have lower circulation figures than the Tabloids
- The Times is the oldest, founded in 1788
- The Daily Telegraph sells the most and as a result charges high prices to its advertisers
- The Independent is the newest, founded in 1986. It generally has more colour photos than the others.
- The Financial Times is the only national to be printed on pink paper. It deals with mainly business and economic news, although it does have other news, including a sports section.

# Feedback

The typical form of tabloid is marked by two major and distinct features: it devotes relatively less importance to issues of economics, politics and society and focuses more on 'diversions' like sports, scandals and popular entertainment. This new category of journalism and media is believed to be of great consequence, atleast to the practice of journalism at large and it is important to understand the reasoning behind it. In this article we will try to understand how the tabloids function, the historical background and the effect it has on the 'serious' media and on the society.

Activity:

Look at the different photographs and prompts. Write an outline showing the main differences between tabloids and broadsheets.

You may want to visit these websites to find more about the differences between broadsheets and tabloids: https://es.slideshare.net/Barney1995/tabloid-vs-broadsheet-15605398

http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-tabloid-and-vs-broadsheet/

Extra activity. " METRO NEWSPAPER". GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK AND SEE ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLAND: THIS IS THE ONLINE VERSION. http://metro.co.uk/news/

What type of newspaper is it?

Do you think it is very popular?

Write a short comment about this newspaper.

# Feedback

THE METRO IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS IN THE UK AND IT IS THE FAVOURITE AMONG YOUNG URBAN PEOPLE. MANY FOREIGNERS PREFER READING IT BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE IS MORE NEUTRAL AND IT DOES NOT USE MANY OF THE CONVENTIONAL WORDS USED IN HEADLINES. THE LANGUAGE IS ALSO CLEAR AND SENTENCES ARE SHORT.

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