How far has genre influenced the media language used in Sources A and B?



Genres and conventions of British newspapers.

The two genres of newspapers each these two newspapers show is tabloid and broadsheet.

The newspaper on the left is a tabloid, the conventions of a tabloid newspaper is dumbing down this is where they simplify the information for it to reach a wider audience, this is shown in the title as it uses a simple rhetorical question which sounds as if it could be used colloquially. This means that this news paper is low brow because they have a lower intellectual content which means that their readers need lower intellect to appreciate the news, compared to a quality press like a broadsheet it is seen as low brow. Tabloids are half the size of broadsheets which means that a tabloid would include less information than a broadsheet. They are seen as emotional participants, this is because of tabloidisation as tabloids normally sensationalize and gossip orientate their news. This is shown through the use of language for example quoting the prime minister using a swear word is gossip concerned as it is a phrase that he wouldn't want published as it is something he would sa behind the scenes. The word 'teary' shows that he was emotional, this is also gossip orientated as the ex prime minister crying is some

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