We use editor codes to ensure that the public is well informed of the current issues while not putting them under threat by the information.
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
LO2: Press Regulation
We use editor codes to ensure that the public is well informed of the current issues while not putting them under threat by the information.
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
LO2: Newspaper Analysis
Damning reports emerge of Trump campaign's frequent talks with Russian intelligence Wednesday 15th February 2017
US Intelligent Officials have no evidence of this
Claims are threatening the Trump administration
Claims contradict Sean Spicer (spokesman) and makes previous claims more likely
Trump's old campaign manager comfirmed to haveing contact with Russians
The purpose of the article is to inform and report the story, and to explore the other recent related incidents. I think this because the article states many of the facts about the story with very little suggestion or evidence bias to entertain (reports that some of Donald Trump’s campaign aides had frequent contact with Russian intelligence) , but the exploration and explanation of other related stories can be seen as exploring (They add circumstantial weight to the reports on the Trump campaign’s Kremlin links). Also, the teacher to pupil mode of address denotes informative rather than entertainment.
The primary tone of the article is serious with no humour - just used to explain the story concisely (The New York Times report cites four current and former US intelligence officials who are unnamed). However, there is a more, almost sensationalist secondary tone (The Russian influence scandal engulfing the White House deepened dramatically) in some parts of the article as well, showing bias against Trump, as it exaggerates the problem by using words thast connote destruction, ie engulf.
Many technique were used in the article, for example:
The use of the word engulfing when describing the current trouble in the White House is both hyperbole and imagery, as it's obvious to the reader that the White House isn't literally covered in problems and can still function to a degree, and it's imagery as it connotes images of fire and destruction - which shows the reader that the White House is struggling to function because of the problems.
In response to this article, I believe that it was very effective in displaying it's point in a non-bias way using language, structure and tone. Although using hyperbole can be seen as making a situation seem more dire than it is, showing bias against the subject (in this case Trump), this language can also be seen as stressing to the audience the past history of the subject if they're not aware, and so isn't bias. As for structure and tone, serious and factual is the prevailing theme with the article - it intends to inform the reader, not educate, and leaves 'reading between the lines' and opinions to the reader.
Berstein
Elaborate Coding - Words are of higher level when it comes to reading ability (Broadsheets - Guardian)
Restricted Coding - Jargon and dialect, easy to understand (Tabloid - Sun)
'Who, What, When, Where, Why, How', Mode of Address (peer to peer, teacher to student, parent to child), Sentence Structure (Simple, Complex)
All used in newspapers to address a certain audience in a certain way.
So this article was about Donald Trump and his talks with Russia, at the time ofo the election, to possible rig the vote or gain an advantage, and his associates talked to them.
It's a teacher to student article, primarily and solely to inform via jargon and statistics, with little pondering or conversation.
It has a complex sentence structure, fitting in a lot of specific information.
In the first paragraph, the Who, What and When were covered - 'Donald Trump', 'Russian influence scandal' and 'Over the course of the last year'. This efectively draws people in to the article, as there's already an established audience for the subject, so only 3 Ws were sufficient.
The second paragraph goes into more detail as the premise of the story is already established. So the paragraphing in the story is effective, as it draws in the audience before giving them the basics of the story. It specifies When (nearly 25 hours), Who (Trump and Pence).
Sentence Structure
Main points:
Donald Trump's aids have contact with RussiansUS Intelligent Officials have no evidence of this
Claims are threatening the Trump administration
Claims contradict Sean Spicer (spokesman) and makes previous claims more likely
Trump's old campaign manager comfirmed to haveing contact with Russians
The purpose of the article is to inform and report the story, and to explore the other recent related incidents. I think this because the article states many of the facts about the story with very little suggestion or evidence bias to entertain (reports that some of Donald Trump’s campaign aides had frequent contact with Russian intelligence) , but the exploration and explanation of other related stories can be seen as exploring (They add circumstantial weight to the reports on the Trump campaign’s Kremlin links). Also, the teacher to pupil mode of address denotes informative rather than entertainment.
The primary tone of the article is serious with no humour - just used to explain the story concisely (The New York Times report cites four current and former US intelligence officials who are unnamed). However, there is a more, almost sensationalist secondary tone (The Russian influence scandal engulfing the White House deepened dramatically) in some parts of the article as well, showing bias against Trump, as it exaggerates the problem by using words thast connote destruction, ie engulf.
Many technique were used in the article, for example:
The use of the word engulfing when describing the current trouble in the White House is both hyperbole and imagery, as it's obvious to the reader that the White House isn't literally covered in problems and can still function to a degree, and it's imagery as it connotes images of fire and destruction - which shows the reader that the White House is struggling to function because of the problems.
In response to this article, I believe that it was very effective in displaying it's point in a non-bias way using language, structure and tone. Although using hyperbole can be seen as making a situation seem more dire than it is, showing bias against the subject (in this case Trump), this language can also be seen as stressing to the audience the past history of the subject if they're not aware, and so isn't bias. As for structure and tone, serious and factual is the prevailing theme with the article - it intends to inform the reader, not educate, and leaves 'reading between the lines' and opinions to the reader.
Berstein
Elaborate Coding - Words are of higher level when it comes to reading ability (Broadsheets - Guardian)
Restricted Coding - Jargon and dialect, easy to understand (Tabloid - Sun)
'Who, What, When, Where, Why, How', Mode of Address (peer to peer, teacher to student, parent to child), Sentence Structure (Simple, Complex)
All used in newspapers to address a certain audience in a certain way.
So this article was about Donald Trump and his talks with Russia, at the time ofo the election, to possible rig the vote or gain an advantage, and his associates talked to them.
It's a teacher to student article, primarily and solely to inform via jargon and statistics, with little pondering or conversation.
It has a complex sentence structure, fitting in a lot of specific information.
In the first paragraph, the Who, What and When were covered - 'Donald Trump', 'Russian influence scandal' and 'Over the course of the last year'. This efectively draws people in to the article, as there's already an established audience for the subject, so only 3 Ws were sufficient.
The second paragraph goes into more detail as the premise of the story is already established. So the paragraphing in the story is effective, as it draws in the audience before giving them the basics of the story. It specifies When (nearly 25 hours), Who (Trump and Pence).
Sentence Structure
Simple Sentence - Page called the reports “complete garbage”. - This clearly states a quote without divulging into opinion and speculation. As the newspaper is a broadsheet, not a tabloid, it tries to show facts with as little bias as possible, which this achieves.
Compound Sentence - Despite the uncertainties, the reports are threatening to the Trump administration on a number of levels. - Explains further the implications of the story, which fits the audience and the type of newspaper.
Complex/ Complex-Compound Sentence - The only Trump associate named in the New York Times report as having participated in the contacts was Paul Manafort, who was the Trump campaign manager for several months last summer. - Explains the background of the story.
These are all effective in the article, as the expansion of points with the latter two structures expand on the detail the audience would want, while the former effectively gives the audience information easily and effectively.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
LO2 - Final Submission of Analysis of Articles
Quiet Cornerstone - Sport Magazine
Published February 2nd 2017
This article was written to show the opinions of Dan Cole via an interview. To do this, the majority of the article is dedicated to his opinions on the questions he was asked, as he was asked to further explain his points. Very limited reaction or analysis from the author also shows this.
1. The topic (sport, specifically rugby) and tone (serious analysis and interview) is most likely to attract an older male audience in the ABC1 categories, as rugby is dominated by these demographics, and features one for the interview (building on the 'Ideal Self' theory).
2. 'Quiet Cornerstone' is an effective title for this article, as it connotes to the reader the subject of the article, Dan Cole, while also showing the audience the tone of the article and their attitude towards the player. It also appeals to the older (40+) male audience, who are less likely to be attracted to emotive language and sensational titles.
3. Only complex or compund sentences were used in the article (asides from quotes), which is effective in conveying detailed interpretations of the interview and performance of Dan Cole. As the article is long-from with few interspersed pictures and no social media quotes, this style fits in as it priorities information over ease-of-use (which is most likely the same priority the audience has, as they are more likely to want the full story on the article). 'Despite serious neck surgery in 2014, he has amassed 72 Test caps – including three for the British and Irish Lions' shows this.
4. Although no social media exerts or quotes from other sources were used to provide futher information for the audience, as the article was an interview, quotes from the sportsman compromised a large part of the piece. In fact, in some places paragraph is followed by paragraph with just quotes, with little response from the author. This is because the primary goal is to provide the opinion of Dan Cole to the audience, with the author using the teacher to pupil mode of address to fill in any gaps, ofer interpretations or provide context if necessary. E.g: "Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but you just have to block it out. You should trust the opinion of Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick over, with due respect, a person writing an article. No offence.”
What a con! Gary Barlow faces outrage as it's revealed Let It Shine winners WON'T front Take That musical - CelebsNow
Published March 7th 2017
The subject of this article surrounds the controversy of the Let It Shine TV show - explaining that while it appears to be a betrayal, Gary Barlow didn't specify the roles of the contestants. This contrasts with the opinionated headline ('con' is very bias against the show), showing a bias which is most likely used to relate to the readers.
1. The audience for this article is the same as for the TV show it is talking about - working class women (as the contestants in the show are women, and this demographic is most likely to be interested in competitive talent shows such as this) aged 18-49 (as it's watched by both young adults and families). The peer to peer mode of address connotes a chatty-complaining tone, which also attracts this demographic.
2. Contrary to the norm for this type of article (celebrity gossip), the title reveals large amounts of the info for the article, with little in terms of a hook to encourage the audience to read more. However, the mention of celebrity ('Gary Barlow') and emotive words ('Outrage') do encourage people to read more.
3. A mix of sentence types were used throughout the article - but mainly complex sentences were used in short paragraphs (1-2 sentences) to convey a mix of information and emotion to the audience, 'Despite viewers feeling cheated by the show’s premise, it turns Gary never actually said the winners would have a starring role in the production and instead opted for the phrases', effectively using the peer to peer mode of address to effectively communicate with the audience.
4. A whole section of the article is dedicated to fan quotes, said via Twitter. This was to further the peer to peer aspect, as the audience is literally interacting with other audience member's opinions, e.g.
Furthermore, the heavy inclusion of other people's opinions, which consistently had the same position on the topic (outrage) connotes to the audience that these opinions are shared by the paper, making it more relatable, although not actually saying it is important to avoid bias.
Published March 7th 2017
The short article is about the father's and families feelings of the arrest of the son. Because of this, only opinions and brief analysis of the opinions are included, with no facts or reports to provide evidence. This makes the newspaper unbias, as they are showing someone else's opinion, not theirs.
1. HeatWorld published this article to inform a younger, working class audience of celebrity gossip (the most likely audience to be interested in such news). The teacher to student mode of address, very short article and short sentences also connote this, as these are the demographics most likely to be interested in short stories.
2. The title does not reveal a lot of information about the article (e.g. what the arrest was for), but uses names and emotive language ('devastated') to attract the reader and make them want to read further.
3. This article uses very simple structure to get the point across, using almost exclusively simple sentences with a few complex to quickly present the information. The teacher to parent mode of address exaggerates this (although it's not the typical mode of address for gossip articles), as it says the points quickly, with no opinion from the author, which allows the article to be so short.
Eventhough the article uses only 104 words, 2 large pictures of the people the story about are included, which connotes that the audience is more willing to see pictures then read the information (again, typical of working class and young people).
4. The heavy inclusion of quotes in this article (compromising almost a third of the text - 31/104 words) is indicative of the short-form article (with little substance) that it is. Instead of wasting time for the reader and author by explaining the sitaution, a brief summary follow by numerous quotes such as in this article is effective in explaining the situation, while not feeling like a news article (which many people dislike).
The first paragraph covers Who, What, When and Where, while the second covers Why and How, which is effective in drawing people in to the article, but due to the fact that the audience can already know everything they need by the second sentence/paragraph, it is ineffective in keeping the audience interested, especially as the rest of the article is filled with background not necessary to the story.
Theresa May facing possible defeat today over her axing of a scheme to rescue refugee children - The Independent
Published March 7th 2017
The article is about Theresa May and her actions, preventing refugees from entering the country. Although the initial theme is biased against her actions due to the emotive language in the title, throughout the article is unbias, providing facts and reasoning behind both side's actions and opinions.
1. The Independent published this in order to inform people of possible events in politics regarding refugees. the audience is ABC1C2, as the text is long and informative of politics (indicative of middle class readers), although the lack of jargon and comparitively short story also connotes lower-middle class readers. The tone is serious and informative, with no comments or opinions and little bias.
2. The title uses mulitple words chosen to attract attention, as they connote action and are easily picked out - 'Defeat, axing, refugee'. The violent imagery on top of the controversy surrounding refugees is successful in drawing people into the article as it includes trigger words people are interested in.
3. Almost exclusively using complex and simple sentences allows the article to present facts quickly and concisely. This connotes that the audience is younger and lower class, as they are the audience demographics most likely to have shorter attention spans and generally target shorter articles.
Only one picture is used in the article. However, it plays an important role, as it's emotive and as a result attracts readers to follow through and read the article, as they want to find out what happens to the people in the picture, which the article is assumed it be about.
The mode of address is teacher to pupil, informing the audience of the news without opinion or conversation, which also connotes a middle class - upper class audience. Building on this, the paper includes all available information the audience may need to understand the story, while not economical from a production standpoint, is effective in drawing in an interested audience who seeks to know all they can on the subject.
4. Quotes compromise a large part of the article, as they are short and efectively show the info to the audience, exactly what the article attempts to do constantly. They are often used to compliment and reinforce the report of the author, although at the end of the article they are used in a TL;DR fashion, again encouraging the idea that younger/lower class readers would read this.
The first paragraph of the article presents the Who, What, Where and How of the article, and as these are the hot-button issues it effectively draws the readers in to find out about the other information, while not presenting the whole story (albeit most of it).
http://theojni.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/lo2-newspaper-analysis.html
Published February 2nd 2017
This article was written to show the opinions of Dan Cole via an interview. To do this, the majority of the article is dedicated to his opinions on the questions he was asked, as he was asked to further explain his points. Very limited reaction or analysis from the author also shows this.
1. The topic (sport, specifically rugby) and tone (serious analysis and interview) is most likely to attract an older male audience in the ABC1 categories, as rugby is dominated by these demographics, and features one for the interview (building on the 'Ideal Self' theory).
2. 'Quiet Cornerstone' is an effective title for this article, as it connotes to the reader the subject of the article, Dan Cole, while also showing the audience the tone of the article and their attitude towards the player. It also appeals to the older (40+) male audience, who are less likely to be attracted to emotive language and sensational titles.
3. Only complex or compund sentences were used in the article (asides from quotes), which is effective in conveying detailed interpretations of the interview and performance of Dan Cole. As the article is long-from with few interspersed pictures and no social media quotes, this style fits in as it priorities information over ease-of-use (which is most likely the same priority the audience has, as they are more likely to want the full story on the article). 'Despite serious neck surgery in 2014, he has amassed 72 Test caps – including three for the British and Irish Lions' shows this.
4. Although no social media exerts or quotes from other sources were used to provide futher information for the audience, as the article was an interview, quotes from the sportsman compromised a large part of the piece. In fact, in some places paragraph is followed by paragraph with just quotes, with little response from the author. This is because the primary goal is to provide the opinion of Dan Cole to the audience, with the author using the teacher to pupil mode of address to fill in any gaps, ofer interpretations or provide context if necessary. E.g: "Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but you just have to block it out. You should trust the opinion of Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick over, with due respect, a person writing an article. No offence.”
Lifting his palm, Cole laughs at the double apology".
This article brings the topic of England's rugby team and rugby as a whole from an insider's perspective, which is unique as interviews of this nature a fairly few. But this article is to entertian/inform of opinion rather than to educate.
This article brings the topic of England's rugby team and rugby as a whole from an insider's perspective, which is unique as interviews of this nature a fairly few. But this article is to entertian/inform of opinion rather than to educate.
What a con! Gary Barlow faces outrage as it's revealed Let It Shine winners WON'T front Take That musical - CelebsNow
Published March 7th 2017
The subject of this article surrounds the controversy of the Let It Shine TV show - explaining that while it appears to be a betrayal, Gary Barlow didn't specify the roles of the contestants. This contrasts with the opinionated headline ('con' is very bias against the show), showing a bias which is most likely used to relate to the readers.
1. The audience for this article is the same as for the TV show it is talking about - working class women (as the contestants in the show are women, and this demographic is most likely to be interested in competitive talent shows such as this) aged 18-49 (as it's watched by both young adults and families). The peer to peer mode of address connotes a chatty-complaining tone, which also attracts this demographic.
2. Contrary to the norm for this type of article (celebrity gossip), the title reveals large amounts of the info for the article, with little in terms of a hook to encourage the audience to read more. However, the mention of celebrity ('Gary Barlow') and emotive words ('Outrage') do encourage people to read more.
3. A mix of sentence types were used throughout the article - but mainly complex sentences were used in short paragraphs (1-2 sentences) to convey a mix of information and emotion to the audience, 'Despite viewers feeling cheated by the show’s premise, it turns Gary never actually said the winners would have a starring role in the production and instead opted for the phrases', effectively using the peer to peer mode of address to effectively communicate with the audience.
4. A whole section of the article is dedicated to fan quotes, said via Twitter. This was to further the peer to peer aspect, as the audience is literally interacting with other audience member's opinions, e.g.
"Let it shine" who for? not for the winners of the competition, just another backing group in a stage show, what a let down.
— joseph supple (@josephsupple1) March 7, 2017Furthermore, the heavy inclusion of other people's opinions, which consistently had the same position on the topic (outrage) connotes to the audience that these opinions are shared by the paper, making it more relatable, although not actually saying it is important to avoid bias.
Published March 7th 2017
The short article is about the father's and families feelings of the arrest of the son. Because of this, only opinions and brief analysis of the opinions are included, with no facts or reports to provide evidence. This makes the newspaper unbias, as they are showing someone else's opinion, not theirs.
1. HeatWorld published this article to inform a younger, working class audience of celebrity gossip (the most likely audience to be interested in such news). The teacher to student mode of address, very short article and short sentences also connote this, as these are the demographics most likely to be interested in short stories.
2. The title does not reveal a lot of information about the article (e.g. what the arrest was for), but uses names and emotive language ('devastated') to attract the reader and make them want to read further.
3. This article uses very simple structure to get the point across, using almost exclusively simple sentences with a few complex to quickly present the information. The teacher to parent mode of address exaggerates this (although it's not the typical mode of address for gossip articles), as it says the points quickly, with no opinion from the author, which allows the article to be so short.
Eventhough the article uses only 104 words, 2 large pictures of the people the story about are included, which connotes that the audience is more willing to see pictures then read the information (again, typical of working class and young people).
4. The heavy inclusion of quotes in this article (compromising almost a third of the text - 31/104 words) is indicative of the short-form article (with little substance) that it is. Instead of wasting time for the reader and author by explaining the sitaution, a brief summary follow by numerous quotes such as in this article is effective in explaining the situation, while not feeling like a news article (which many people dislike).
The first paragraph covers Who, What, When and Where, while the second covers Why and How, which is effective in drawing people in to the article, but due to the fact that the audience can already know everything they need by the second sentence/paragraph, it is ineffective in keeping the audience interested, especially as the rest of the article is filled with background not necessary to the story.
Theresa May facing possible defeat today over her axing of a scheme to rescue refugee children - The Independent
Published March 7th 2017
The article is about Theresa May and her actions, preventing refugees from entering the country. Although the initial theme is biased against her actions due to the emotive language in the title, throughout the article is unbias, providing facts and reasoning behind both side's actions and opinions.
1. The Independent published this in order to inform people of possible events in politics regarding refugees. the audience is ABC1C2, as the text is long and informative of politics (indicative of middle class readers), although the lack of jargon and comparitively short story also connotes lower-middle class readers. The tone is serious and informative, with no comments or opinions and little bias.
2. The title uses mulitple words chosen to attract attention, as they connote action and are easily picked out - 'Defeat, axing, refugee'. The violent imagery on top of the controversy surrounding refugees is successful in drawing people into the article as it includes trigger words people are interested in.
3. Almost exclusively using complex and simple sentences allows the article to present facts quickly and concisely. This connotes that the audience is younger and lower class, as they are the audience demographics most likely to have shorter attention spans and generally target shorter articles.
Only one picture is used in the article. However, it plays an important role, as it's emotive and as a result attracts readers to follow through and read the article, as they want to find out what happens to the people in the picture, which the article is assumed it be about.
The mode of address is teacher to pupil, informing the audience of the news without opinion or conversation, which also connotes a middle class - upper class audience. Building on this, the paper includes all available information the audience may need to understand the story, while not economical from a production standpoint, is effective in drawing in an interested audience who seeks to know all they can on the subject.
4. Quotes compromise a large part of the article, as they are short and efectively show the info to the audience, exactly what the article attempts to do constantly. They are often used to compliment and reinforce the report of the author, although at the end of the article they are used in a TL;DR fashion, again encouraging the idea that younger/lower class readers would read this.
The first paragraph of the article presents the Who, What, Where and How of the article, and as these are the hot-button issues it effectively draws the readers in to find out about the other information, while not presenting the whole story (albeit most of it).
http://theojni.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/lo2-newspaper-analysis.html
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
LO2 Digital vs Pre-digital
Newest use of delivering news:
Social media - it is successful because people can spread it among themselves, reaching a large audience easily and cheaply
My favourite way of receiving news is through social media, because news that I see is often relevant and interesting to me as people who have similar interests will show me it.
Advantage of live videos:
Can see whats happening easily
People feel more connected to the event
Disadvantage of live videos:
Could show something offensive - people getting killed etc., with no way to filter it out, which could offend people
The event they are filming might be unsuccessful
Journalism could progress in the digital age to be more focussed on streaming news stories, as they will be more interesting to the audience.
Newspapers and other print media will be left behind, as young people don't use them, and it is more convenient to access news via the internet now.
Social media - it is successful because people can spread it among themselves, reaching a large audience easily and cheaply
My favourite way of receiving news is through social media, because news that I see is often relevant and interesting to me as people who have similar interests will show me it.
•A viral video is a video that gets very popular, and is distributed by others via social media to make it viral.
•The purpose of my viral video was to promote and advertise the show – The Carpool Karaoke section of James Corden’s show.
•It’s successful in sharing news, as it spread news about the TV show it was a part of, which it did by being catchy and relatable.
Advantage of live videos:
Can see whats happening easily
People feel more connected to the event
Disadvantage of live videos:
Could show something offensive - people getting killed etc., with no way to filter it out, which could offend people
The event they are filming might be unsuccessful
Journalism could progress in the digital age to be more focussed on streaming news stories, as they will be more interesting to the audience.
Newspapers and other print media will be left behind, as young people don't use them, and it is more convenient to access news via the internet now.
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
LO1 Task - Supporting content of report
Trump nominates 'brilliant' Neil Gorsuch, 49, to the Supreme Court - making him the youngest candidate in 25 years and firing the starting gun on a bitter battle with the Democrats
Tells the audience that Trump is trying to aggravate the opposition by choosing a 'brilliant' candidate. Could show political bias towards Trump (conservative), as they show that trying to annoy the left wing party, which they connote to approve of with inclusion of positive language.
Current News - Trump chooses conservative for Supreme Court
1. What media was used to present the story?
Videos - used by the BBC website and app (presenting additional but not essential history information to the article - the current situation with the Supreme Court, showing footage of what happened etc.) which was used to make sure the audience had access to as much information as possible regarding the case while not taking up large amounts of space, making it appropriate for app and web use. Can also be used on TV to present information in a different way that some people may find preferable, so information regarding the subject can be delivered more effectively.
Text - Short paragraphs, 3-4 lines maximim, which was used to quickly deliver essential information to the audience without appearing intimidating or boring. Used additional media to help with the delivery, although all key info was in the text, which makes it appropriate for a website or app reading, or to be used as a script on TV or on the radio.
Images - Just used in web and app mediums, although could be used on TV, which provide additional information for the audience and make it easier to digest infomration, as walls of text can be broken up by images. Showed Neil Gorsuch, Trump and the situation they appeared in.
2. Key information that was communicated across all platforms?
The political position of Neil Gorsuch, his age and the office he was appointed to, which are all key parts of the story as they all effect why he was chosen, and why there might be opposition to his position.
3. What information was not included across all platforms?
Background on the Supreme Court and Neil Gorsuch, which was only included on web and app mediums where additional information could be provided via videos and images without taking up time/space.
4. Bias of different providers?
BBC - did not show bias on the article, and used additional sources such as videos to provide the audience with a rounded view of the subject, so they could make their own, more informed decision.
Daily Telegraph - called the ceremony 'flamboyant', which could show bias towards Trump or the decision, as it could easily be called something much more negative, e.g. 'Over the top' etc
Guardian - title 'Staunch conservative with background to worry liberals' connotes to the audience that the choice was negative, and so shows left poilitical bias
Tells the audience that Trump is trying to aggravate the opposition by choosing a 'brilliant' candidate. Could show political bias towards Trump (conservative), as they show that trying to annoy the left wing party, which they connote to approve of with inclusion of positive language.
Current News - Trump chooses conservative for Supreme Court
1. What media was used to present the story?
Videos - used by the BBC website and app (presenting additional but not essential history information to the article - the current situation with the Supreme Court, showing footage of what happened etc.) which was used to make sure the audience had access to as much information as possible regarding the case while not taking up large amounts of space, making it appropriate for app and web use. Can also be used on TV to present information in a different way that some people may find preferable, so information regarding the subject can be delivered more effectively.
Text - Short paragraphs, 3-4 lines maximim, which was used to quickly deliver essential information to the audience without appearing intimidating or boring. Used additional media to help with the delivery, although all key info was in the text, which makes it appropriate for a website or app reading, or to be used as a script on TV or on the radio.
Images - Just used in web and app mediums, although could be used on TV, which provide additional information for the audience and make it easier to digest infomration, as walls of text can be broken up by images. Showed Neil Gorsuch, Trump and the situation they appeared in.
2. Key information that was communicated across all platforms?
The political position of Neil Gorsuch, his age and the office he was appointed to, which are all key parts of the story as they all effect why he was chosen, and why there might be opposition to his position.
3. What information was not included across all platforms?
Background on the Supreme Court and Neil Gorsuch, which was only included on web and app mediums where additional information could be provided via videos and images without taking up time/space.
4. Bias of different providers?
BBC - did not show bias on the article, and used additional sources such as videos to provide the audience with a rounded view of the subject, so they could make their own, more informed decision.
Daily Telegraph - called the ceremony 'flamboyant', which could show bias towards Trump or the decision, as it could easily be called something much more negative, e.g. 'Over the top' etc
Guardian - title 'Staunch conservative with background to worry liberals' connotes to the audience that the choice was negative, and so shows left poilitical bias
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