Tuesday, 17 August 2021

PRACTICE: 17th August 2021

America withdraws from Afghanistan, and the Taliban retake Kabul. Refugees flee amid the chaos.

Guardian Online

US troops to stay until Americans and eligible Afghans evacuated, says Biden | Afghanistan | The Guardian

The Mirror Online

UK to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban - but just 5,000 this year - Mirror Online



SOURCE A: DAILY MIRROR                                                               SOURCE B: DAILY MAIL




Question1: 

Analyse the representation of masculinity in SOURCE A and SOURCE B. 

Apply Barthes' theories of semiology in your answer.


Question 2:

Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different tabloid newspapers. 

How far have media conventions been used to construct viewpoints in Sources A and B? 

In your answer you must: 

  • outline the conventions of the front pages of tabloid newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images 
  • analyse the contrasting use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources 
  • make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which media conventions construct viewpoints and ideologies








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