In the UK you can find a wide range of newspapers. In general you can divide them into quality and popular press. Quality newspapers are The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Independent and The Financial Times. The popular press consists of The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express, The Daily Star and The Sun. You can also find a lot of regional newspapers; for example The Evening Standard (London, popular press oriented), The South Wales Echo (South Wales, popular press oriented) and The Western Mail ( Wales, more quality press oriented). In this essay I will refer to the popular press as tabloid press. The aim of this essay is to compare quality press and tabloid press. This I will do with two examples: The Times and The Sun. So the question might arise why I chose just those two newspapers? They are both reflective of their field and are recognized all over the world. However they both belong to the same person: to the Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch. And so a second question arises: Are there indications that this constellation might minimize the difference between quality and tabloid press? Yet we are in the age of the internet. So a third question arises: Are both newspapers sufficiently represented on the internet?
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Main part
- Conclusion
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This essay aims to compare the quality press and the tabloid press in Britain, focusing on two newspapers: The Times and The Sun. It examines the differences in content, style, and editorial decisions between these two publications, exploring whether their shared ownership under Rupert Murdoch influences their distinct approaches.
- The differences between quality and tabloid press in Britain
- The influence of Rupert Murdoch's ownership on the two newspapers
- The impact of circulation figures and readership on both publications
- The use of language, genre, and style in both The Times and The Sun
- The portrayal of racism and sexism in the tabloid press
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: The essay introduces the distinction between quality and tabloid press in Britain, highlighting the two chosen newspapers, The Times and The Sun, and their common ownership under Rupert Murdoch.
- Main part: This section compares The Times and The Sun in terms of content, style, and editorial decisions. It discusses the differences in detail, language, use of genres, and the portrayal of social issues like racism and sexism.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This essay explores the distinctions between quality and tabloid press in Britain, focusing on The Times and The Sun. It examines the role of Rupert Murdoch's ownership, circulation figures, language use, genre conventions, and the portrayal of sensitive topics like racism and sexism.
- Quote paper
- Dr. phil. Roland Scheller (Author), 2000, How valid is the distinction between the popular and the quality press in Britain?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/33685
