Comparing Different News Websites

The Guardian:

- is displayed in neat columns with lots of text - less colour than the tabloids, text and titles are in black and white - the content is formal and shows the proper news - the positive and negative stories going on in the world.

Financial Times:

- pictures to engage the reader - significant people on the front cover to illustrate what/who the stories are based on - more stories on the newspaper - does not feature the remembrance poppy

The Independent:

- Politics and talks of the environment and parliament - less colour - only in image of Donald Trump - Donald Trump symbolises politics and connects countries because he is the president of America 

The Daily Telegraph:

- Contrasts from the Daily Mail because it focuses on higher social classes as opposed to lower ones; such as The Sun where it discusses celebrity stories and drama, based on false news. - Politics - upper classes - intellectual readers - Small text, to fit more stories/more content

The Times:

- significant logo between the title symbolises politics and old history - little changes have been made - shows target audience can be for the older generation and those interested in Brexit and other politicians. - statistics and figures - controversial topics such as cancer, Donald Trump

Daily Mail:

- Less text, therefore a large title covering over half of the front cover. - More colour - Inclusive - the poppy - symbolic - Spice Girls, a well known pop group that is likely to engage fans and those interested in celebrity gossip.

Metro:

- Newspapers such as the Daily Mail and Metro include something 'free' in order to make it more appealing to customers, so they want to purchase or read the article. - offers at the bottom of the page to show its informal - it promotes deals and discounts. - minimal text

Daily Mirror:

- Big story of a hate crime - celebrity drama of Ant and court - large title - advertising of a TV programmes.

Daily Star:

- offers and compares itself to The Sun on the front cover - '10p cheaper than The Sun' - celebrity stories - informal language - pun/word play - entertaining factors to engage the audience - bold/capital letters

The Sun:

-Larger images than newspapers such as the Guardian and the Independent - main focus on celebrities lives as opposed to the day to day people

Daily Express:

- large titles covering the front cover - presented as a lower social group newspaper - deals included - suggests the lower social classes also, so they can afford - not as educated to understand complex vocabulary