12th December: Newspaper Summary

SMART START

 How about a quick game of Newspaper Technical Codes Blockbusters to begin with?

Blockbusters
BIG PICTURE

We will then answer the following questions:
  1. In the context of the newspaper industry, what & who is the 'gatekeeper'?
  2. What is newspaper circulation?
  3. How does 'readership' differ from circulation?
  4. What is the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' news?
  5. How is anchorage achieved in newspapers?
  6. Newspapers often use hyperbole in their headlines. What is hyperbole?
EXPLAIN

You can respond to these questions directly into your online journal as we discuss them.

PRACTISE

And now the main event... a unseen source test! Use what you have learnt about newspapers, including critical perspectives, technical codes and ideologies, to answer the questions about these newspaper front pages.