Feedback on my media newspaper analysis?

[Talia]

I chose media as a gcse subject, however we didn't do it in years before, so this is my first time! We've been set an analysis to do of a front page of a news paper. This is just a first draft that we hand to our teacher, but before I do I'd really appreciate some feedback please Thankyou!

Newspaper Analysis; The Sun

The masthead of this newspaper is "The Sun". Every newspaper has a masthead-often located at the top- to advertise the title of the newspaper and attract people's attention. The Sun's masthead is printed in a white reversed out bold text on a red background. The text is very large and bold in order to attract attention; it is also a simple design, to make the company memorable and recognisable. The Sun has a reading age of eight, and then audience range is C2DE; this means the audience will be easily attracted as the masthead is simple and the background is a bright primary colour.

Above the masthead, in a much smaller print, is the slogan; "BRITAIN'S MOST POPULAR PAPER." The slogan is used to reinforce the newspaper's identity. The Sun's slogan is a short, memorable phrase, which emphasises the fact it is the most popular paper. This slogan uses language of the present tense, thus making it readable in the active voice. Furthermore, The Sun is a tabloid, meaning it's content is mainly gossip; the slogan advertising it is the most popular paper will attract the targeted audience, because they will believe the news inside is gossip worth talking about.

Below the masthead, in an even smaller print than the slogan, is the dateline, the cover price, and the web address. The dateline-located below and far left of the masthead-informs readers of the date of publication; this ensures the readers will be aware if they are reading old or up to date news. Below and center of the masthead is the cover price; this simply informs the audience how much the newspaper is to buy. The Sun's audience are stereotypically on a low income, therefore it is important it is kept at an affordable price- they currently are charging 40p. The low price also supports the newspaper's popularity; increasing the price may consequently decrease their audience count massively. Below and far right of the masthead is the web address; this is to advertise online content. This is a convenience for the audience because it allows them to read news on the go-suitable for their social lives- and on their gadgets such as mobile phones and laptops, which many of the readers will have, stereotypically being that of the younger audience. Moreover, it is a way of increasing The Sun's profits; you are required to subscribe to the website, for a cost of £1.

Next to the masthead is the kicker; this is an article designed to jump out from the rest of the page. The Sun's kicker is sport related, in order to attract their target audience; it shows two images of sportsmen, and the title "UNITED'S PLAN B. £85m Bale bid if Ron won't come." The kicker is a persuasive tactic in making people buy the newspaper, so they can read the full story inside. Tabloid newspaper's often use puns, as they are humorous, literate, and it is easy for the public to read and absorb; this is suitable for The Sun's reading age. The two images show one sportsman in celebration, and the other appearing in anger and in action. This story mainly would appeal to the male readers, seeing as it looks to be a stereotypical male sport. The kicker is inside the masthead's red background, however it is separated by a white rectangle outline; inside is bold yellow and white writing, on a bright blue background. This makes it stand out even more so, being not only by the mast head, but in a separate bold colour. Blue is also seen to be a male character, furthermore attracting the target audience.

Below the masthead and kicker is the strapline; this is two capatalised bullet points in a bold red font, on a dusty-pale red background. The strapline reads "• WPC's KILLER GETS FULL LIFE TERM • HOSTAGE COUPLE REVEAL TERROR." The strapline being in a red font symbolises danger or alarm, because of the colour's association, emphasising negativity upon the story. It is said in media "bad news is good news", therefore the strapline can be used to attract the public audience. This particular strapline is effective, as it involves death and a life-sentence in prison, which reflects an extremely high level of negativity. The language used is desolate, with lexis such as "KILLER" and "TERROR". This particular strapline would attract the male audience more so than the female, as females are mostly interested in celebrity gossip, which is often featured on the front page of The Sun.

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Beneath the strapline is the splash headline; this is in a large white font on a black background, covering around 2/3 of the page. It is short and punchy; "Cregan put grenade on mantelpiece. He said: Shut up or you die." This is an effective splash headline because-similar to the strapline- is snappy, negative news, that is interesting for people to talk about. It is also easy news to understand, fitting with the reading age. It stands out more than the strapline, and is more alarming, therefore attracts the female audience too.

Next to the splash headline is a shocking and somewhat frightening image of Cregan, with only one eye, followed by the caption "Evil..one-eyed Dale Cregan. Below, cop victims Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone." The image is large and powerful, certainly very eye-catching. As the caption states, below is an image of two cops; this image is significantly smaller, inferring Cregan is powerful, emphasising his evil character. The caption is used t

[Aj]

I think it's perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. Go for it.