WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON THE FIRST OF THESE TOGETHER, BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL FIVE.
1. Explain how political contexts influence individual producers within the newspaper industry. Refer to The Guardian/Guardian Online and The Daily Mail/Mail Online to support your answer.
2. How do political contexts shape the way newspapers represent events, issues, and individuals? Refer to The Guardian/Guardian Online and The Daily Mail/Mail Online to support your answer.
3. In what ways does political context influence the editorial choices made by newspapers? Refer to The Guardian/Guardian Online and The Daily Mail/Mail Online to support your answer.
4. How does political context affect the relationship between newspapers and their audiences? Refer to The Guardian/Guardian Online and The Daily Mail/Mail Online to support your answer.
5. To what extent does political context shape the overall tone and approach of newspaper reporting? Refer to The Guardian/Guardian Online and The Daily Mail/Mail Online to support your answer.
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Individual newspapers may be influenced by a variety of political contexts: from the political bias of individual publications, to the ideology of the target audience, to the influence of ownership. The Daily Mail’s messaging is right wing, but seems to be influence by audience engagement more than external political forces. The Guardian is perceived as left wing, but it seems to be influenced more by journalistic integrity than political bias.
Viscount Rothermere: The Lord of Middle England | The Independent | The Independent
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Stephen Lawrence's parents thank Daily Mail for 'going out on a limb' | Daily Mail | The Guardian
Corbyn sabotaged Labour’s remain campaign. He must resign | Phil Wilson | The Guardian
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The guardian cover aims to paint the woman pictured as a hero standing up for government and parliamentary policy. The guardian is viewed by many as the most left-wing publication there is. This supports the idea that the guardian is anti-Brexit and would therefore make sense that they would be happy to support the people that prevented action being taken.
ReplyDeleteThe daily mail, however, is deemed to be the most right- wing paper in the country. In their publication, they refer to the judges as, ‘Enemies of the people’. This shows their clear desire to paint these judges as malevolent villains. This is because they stood in the way of Brexit, a movement they support.
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DeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote, which highlights how political contexts shape the way newspapers frame key issues. The Daily Mail’s infamous Enemies of the People front page (4 November 2016) is a clear example of agenda-setting, portraying the judges who ruled that Parliament must vote on triggering Article 50 as enemies of democracy. This reflects the paper’s right-wing ideological position, but it seems likely that the incendiary language is less in keeping with chief editor of DMGT, Paul Dacre’s, own views and more intended to provide passionate support for its pro-Brexit readership. In contrast, The Guardian presented the ruling in a more measured way, aligning with its reputation for journalistic integrity. However, its front page also featured the opening of an op. ed. by Polly Toynbee, in which she described Brexit as wreaking “havoc.” So, while The Guardian claims to uphold political neutrality in its reporting, this editorial choice reveals a left-wing bias in its commentary. The contrasting coverage of the same event demonstrates how audience expectations, and ideological positioning of individual publication can shape editorial decisions within the newspaper industry.
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DeleteIn 4th November 2016 The Daily Mail and The guardian made front covers that are writing about one of the most significant news in UK for 25 years: Brexit.
ReplyDeleteThe Daily Mail front cover is very interesting, because the headline shouts to the reader, that judges of the High Court of England and Wales are “Enemies of the People”. This headline was written by James Slack and approved by editor Paul Dacre. According to 2017 ugove pole is one of the most right wing, Knowing this fact, readers can understand that editor of The Daily Mail is right wing.
While in The Guardian, which according to 2017 ugove pole is one of the most left wing, UK newspaper from the very same day showing articles, that aren't so left wing, as they expected to be. But in this case it is more complicated. Because the side column contains the text that is obviously right wing and written by the Polly Toynbee. The Guardian, unlike The Daily Mail, is supported by the special trust, that help this newspaper to be independent, and so part from the cover is the one of the examples, that The Guardian is independent.
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ReplyDeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote as The Guardian’s headline states “turmoil for May as judges rule that parliament must decide on Brexit” which supports what is suggested in the introduction as there isn’t a clear political bias here, it is more informative which makes it journalistic integrity. There isn’t a political bias of what ‘side’ The Guardian are on even though they’re a left-wing newspaper and are mainly anti-Brexit. On the other hand, The Daily Mail has a clear political bias of being pro-Brexit as the newspaper calls “out of touch judges” the “enemies of the people”. This supports what is suggested in the introduction as it clearly highlights their political bias for being pro-Brexit and right wing as they call three humans “out of touch” and “enemies” for wanting to remain in the EU which singles them out to be villains and menaces to society. Due to this emotive language used in The Daily Mail, it clearly supports how Brexit us the most significant political event in the last 25 years as it has caused uproar in society due to political bias in individuals which is influenced by the political bias of the newspapers (The Guardian is anti-Brexit, which isn’t clear here as they’re more influenced by journalistic integrity, and The Daily Mail is pro-Brexit).
ReplyDeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote. Surrounding that The Daily Mail’s infamous headline on November 4, 2016 was – “ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE” –in response to the judicial ruling blocking Article 50, this shows how individual producers such as Paul Dacre use the paper to reflect and amplify there own right wing middle- class views to the audiences. The Daily Mail’s populist approach is not just reflective of a pro-Conservative stance but also exemplifies its broader commitment to appealing to its audiences popular views.
Conversely, The Guardian which hold liberal values, has maintained its editorial independence and its reputation for journalistic integrity and prides itself on providing balanced reporting, despite its ideological left leaning view. On the same day as the Mail’s controversial cover, The Guardian reported the matter in a more balanced tone" Turmoil for May as judges rule that parliment must decide on Brexit" presenting it as a matter of legal procedure and even sympathising with May as she has to face ' turmoil'. However, it also ran an open- ed piece by Polly Toynbee, which critiqued Brexit’s potential to cause “havoc.” Showing that while it is balanced and has journalistic objectivity, it does lean more towards the left wing view of staying in the EU.
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ReplyDeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote. In The Daily Mail newspaper, it refers to the judges who overruled the Brexit voting as ‘out of touch’ and ‘enemies of the people’. This is expected from them as their audience would mostly be Brexit supporters as it is a Right-Wing idea. Since The Daily Mail is influenced by audience engagement, it will reflect the audience's ideas. The term ‘enemies’ is quite emotionally charged and suggests that the judges do not want what's best for Britain which goes against the hegemonic belief in Law and Order. The Guardian’s newspaper is much more politically unbiased, with the headline being, ‘Turmoil for May as judges rule that parliament must decide on Brexit.’ This supports the claim that it is politically unbiased as by reading this, it is quite ambiguous on what its political ideas are. The side story is a quote from Polly Toynbee that says that Brexit has wreaked havoc already and that it needs to be stopped. Since this is a quote directly from her, it is more emotionally changed and therefore supports the claim that The Guardian is perceived as left wing but is also influenced by journalistic integrity. Above the quote, it shows a picture of her which shows the audience that what is being said is her personal views, not The Guardian’s. On the main story, it doesn’t show the faces of the editors, and the story was approved.
On the front page of the daily mail, are represented 3 judges and the headline say ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE. It certainty support what the introduction says as it’s criticizing 3 judges that are against Brexit while the daily mail is a right-leaning tabloid with a conservative and nationalist readership, framing the Brexit as necessary step to reclaim British sovereignty and control over immigration. Therefore, we don’t need to change anything.
ReplyDeleteIn contrast, The Guardian championed internationalism and multiculturalism, often highlighting misinformation in the Leave campaign and amplifying voices from the Remain movement. As the example of “Turmoil for May as judges rule that parliament must decide on Brexit” NOT FINISHED
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DeleteIn this Daily Mail Front page, we can clearly see that Brexit was one of the most significant political events that took place in the last 25 years. the headline reflects a strong political bias against the judge’s decisions. The word choice ‘enemies’ could reflect the right-wing pro-Brexit ideology which the daily mail is clearly trying to implicate on their readers. The words ‘enemy’ and ‘out of touch’ infer that the three judges voting to remain in the EU are monsters. However, in the Guardians front page, we don’t see a specific ideology being implicated on the audience.
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ReplyDeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote. The Daily Mail front cover highlights the beliefs of the target audience, by saying the ‘‘out of touch’ judges’ had ‘defied 17.4 m Brexit voters’. According to a 2017 YouGov poll, British readers identify the Daily Mail as the most right wing mainstream newspaper. This means that the audience of the Daily Mail are right wing, and therefore will more likely vote for Brexit. This shows that the Daily Mail is writing their headlines to appeal to their target audience. The Guardian on the other hand has more of a statement as the headline. This portrays the Guardian as more of a centrist, unbiased paper. However, there is a quote from Polly Toynbee which subtly shows that the Guardian has a more left wing idea.
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The most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit vote. Political contexts can influence producers within the newspaper industry. For example, The Guardian is known for its left-wing, liberal views we can see Gina Miller arguing against the government, which is showing the pro-remain ideology of The Guardian's readership, influencing the ownership to continue presenting this, or similar ideologies as their headlines for their newspapers. The Daily Mail identify as a Middle-Class newspaper, aiming to give their Middle-England readership what they want. An example of this is in the Daily Mail's "Enemies of the people" newspaper where they paint the people who "defied" the brexit vote as villains, showing their pro-brexit ideology.
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DeleteThe most significant political event in the last 25 years is probably the Brexit Vote. The contrasting coverage by The Daily Mail and The Guardian on November 4, 2016, highlights how media framing reflects political bias. The Daily Mail’s infamous “Enemies of the People” headline attacked High Court judges for ruling that Parliament must vote on triggering Article 50, using emotive language to reinforce its pro-Brexit stance. While approved by editor Paul Dacre, this was likely aimed to engage the paper’s right-wing readership rather than reflect personal views. In contrast, The Guardian’s headline “Turmoil for May as judges rule that parliament must decide on Brexit” took a more neutral tone, aligning with its reputation of journalistic intergrity.
ReplyDeleteThis contrast demonstrates how newspapers shape public perception based on audience expectations and ideological positions. The Daily Mail, identified as one of the UK’s most right-wing papers (YouGov, 2017), openly supported Brexit with provocative language, while The Guardian, one of the most left-wing, maintained balanced reporting but allowed editorial bias in its commentary. Ultimately, both papers reflect the political landscape they operate within, enforcing the idea that no publication is truly neutral.
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DeleteOn the front page of the Daily Mail, it’s clear that Brexit stands as one of the important political events to have happened in last 25 years. The headline reveals a strong political bias, with the term ‘enemies’ enforcing, pro-Brexit narrative that the Daily Mail seems intent on conveying to its readers. Phrases like ‘enemy’ and ‘out of touch’ cast the judges who voted to remain in the EU in an extremely negative light. In stark contrast, The Guardian is often seen as left-wing, but it is also guided by a strong sense of journalistic integrity. Above the quote, a photograph of the individual is included, signalling to the audience that the views being expressed are her personal opinions, not necessarily those of The Guardian itself. In contrast, the main story does not feature the faces of the editors, indicating that the story has gone through editorial approval without being personally attributed to any individual journalist
ReplyDeleteThe way newspapers frame political events is heavily influenced by their ideological audience expectations, as seen in their coverage of Brexit.
ReplyDeleteA example is The Daily Mail’s Enemies of the People headline (4 November 2016), . This reflected the paper’s strong right-wing leanings, though the phrasing likely link to its pro-Brexit outlook.
Meanwhile, The Guardian took a more composed approach in reporting the ruling, reinforcing its reputation for journalistic integrity. This
choice suggests a left wing approach despite the paper’s claim of neutrality.
These contrasting approaches demonstrate how newspapers’ political perceptions and readership influence their choices, shaping public perception of major political events like these
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Paragraph 2: The importance of Ownership (Daily Mail)
ReplyDeleteIn 2004 interview with the Independent Viscount Rothermere sad "The Conservatives do not have a God-given right to expect the loyalty of the Daily Mail”. This quote can be used as the evidence of theory of the Curran and Seaton, which says the most important factor shaping the content of newspapers is ownership, that is not working. Because this interview maybe considered as outdated, we can apply another example. On 5th January 2021 The Daily Mail made a newspaper cover, that scolds the Prime Minister. The headline highlights sayings such “golf and tennis”, “No holidays in UK or abroad”, which encodes a incompetence. This creates an oppositional reading for conservative right wing audience. This way newspaper showing new restrictions as irrational to the readers of newspaper. Usually right wing, because of conservative ideas, are interested in law and order and supporting government, but no at this cover. This shows how editors may challenge political alignment to appeal to audience demands. Although, according to 2017 YouGov poll, The Daily Mail is right wing, this cover shows typical critiques of left wing society. This can be the evidence, that The Daily Mail writes news, according to needs of target audience of this paper.
Paragraph 3: The importance of Ownership (The Guardian)
Paradoxically, The Guardian supporting Curran and Seaton's theory about media being influenced by the political ideas of its owners. However, The Guardian is supported by the Scott Trust, which allows it to maintain independence and reflect the views of its readers, instead of single owner. According to YouGov poll, the target audience of this newspaper are people with left wing position. For example, the newspaper cover from 5th of January 2021. The headline says, “PM imposes new lockdown and warns worst yet to come” and shows picture of Prime Minister after saying the speech. The headline delivers only the news about new lockdown, and photo encodes idea, that Prime Minister doing his work, as it shows him at his cabinet with flags of UK at the background. Flags on the background can encode the idea of Prime Minister being patriotic. This cover can be used to prove the idea, that The Guardian newspaper balanced information source, which does not have political bias and describing news from covers the news from the most accurate perspective possible.
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According to Curran and Seaton, ownership plays a crucial role in shaping the content of newspapers, as it directly influences editorial decisions and political bias. In the case of The Daily Mail, the political views and financial interests of its owner, Viscount Rothermere and chief editor Paul Dacre, do slightly affect the newspaper’s editorial stance. There right-wing, conservative ideology is reflected in the Daily Mail’s populist and nationalist tone, particularly in its coverage of issues like the enforcement of lockdown with the splash containing an unflattering image of Boris Johnson and a long list of thing banned in the subheadline in the 1st January 2021 issue . This alignment between ownership and editorial direction illustrates Curran and Seaton's argument that the political bias of media owners shapes the political content of their publications.However with an interview with the Independent he stated "The Conservatives do not have a God-given right to expect the loyalty of the Daily Mail " and that the papers loyalty lies "In what is right for its readership and for the people of Middle Britain. Those middle-class values are the values of the Daily Mail." Meaning the paper will always conform the populist view than anything else, undermining Curran and Seatons theory.
ReplyDeleteIn contrast, The Guardian agrees with Curran and Seaton's assertion that ownership can influence the political content of a publication, particularly when it comes to billionaire owners. However, the newspaper resists this influence due to its unique ownership structure—the Scott Trust. The Scott Trust exists to protect The Guardian’s editorial independence by ensuring it remains free from the influence of wealthy individuals or corporate interests, we see this in the 'donation' section at the bottom of its articles claiming there is no ' billionaire owner'. This structure allows The Guardian to prioritize journalistic integrity and balanced reporting, even supporting the Conservative government. The Guardians coverage of lockdown featured a simple headline of Johnson announcing lockdown, the image of him was him looking professional, calm and focussed with his work, the British flags in the background symbolising his loyalty to the country. This presents him in a positive and neutral light working hard for the country unlike the daily mail which wines over the implications of his decision's.
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