Cover work i newspapers

Media Forms
how does the text both subvert and reinforce the typical conventions for a newspaper front page? (12 marks)

This is a typical newspaper because it has main story at the front and has bullet points of other stories in the newspaper. They also have some pictures of the other features in the newspaper like the sport which is at the back. Also they have a cross word which most newspapers have so this keeps it traditional and reinforces the typical convention for a newspaper.

The ‘i’ newspaper also subverts from a typical newspaper because they have a title that says the newspaper of the year at the top in red. It also has the price at the top left corner of the newspaper and this isn’t usually on newspapers, so this makes it unique from the traditional newspaper. Also the font colour is different colours for the main title and they are trying to get a British feel to the story. This is also something different and the ‘I’ and the sun would do, other newspapers fonts are generally black. It is laid out more like a magazine than a newspaper because of the little pictures of each story.

Media Institutions
Why might the ‘i’ newspaper have been successful in a newspaper industry that has generally been in decline? (12 marks)

The ‘i’ newspaper has been successful because the public feel engaged with the ‘i’ newspaper than the other newspapers. This is why they make a lot of sales and also the price they sell the paper for is very reasonable. Also majority of the UK is white British, so for that reason they are the target audience it appeals to. They purchase the newspaper because it is about mainly about Britain and stories related to it.

Media Audiences
what would you expect the ‘i’ newspaper’s target audience to be based on this front page? (12 marks)

I would expect the target audience to be British and white because of the newspapers articles and it doesn’t have multicultural stories. Also everybody on the front page is white and British, so for that reason they are the target audience. 

I would expect the target audience to also be educated because of the stories that featured on the front page.  They aren’t gossip stories or about celebrities but it relates to the UK.  And the current affairs which are going on right now, educated people would want to be updated with this information.

Media Representations
how is Britain represented in this text? (12 marks)

British people are represented as patriotic because thousands of people turned up to Buckingham palace for the queen’s jubilee. Also there were pictures of street parties of people celebrating the jubilee and they’re wearing royal family masks. The main story is the queen’s diamond jubilee and it shows how patriotic Britain is because the royal family is still important to them. Also the next stories underneath the ‘thousands attend Buckingham palace jubilee gig’ are still related to Britain and it doesn’t mention any other story.

Every single article on the front page is related to Britain and this represents Britain as very proud of themselves and what they have. For example Andy Murray in the sport and also the England Football and this is only British sport. Also at the top the other articles are related to Britain and it doesn’t mention other countries outside it.