Newspaper assembly

Image result for the sun front page

Image result for the sun front page
Newspaper assembly

Forms and Conventions:

  • Large photography relating to the event 
  • Large headlines in bold white or black writing 
  • The Sun is in the in the top left corner
  • The Splash in the top right corner 
  • Strap-line
  • Puns
Teresa May Dancing on stage at keynote speech

 The Mirror
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-dances-stage-rivals-plot-13355286

The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/7407349/theresa-may-dance-tory-party-conference-memes/


  • Both newspapers portray the event as negative e.g: "Cringe-worthy dance moves
  • Both newspapers reference previous dancing events in South Africa
  • The Sun uses memes and Gifs to portray the thoughts of twitter
  • The Sun uses quotes from twitter users to give thoughts about the event 
  • The Mirror talks more about the politics and gives a summary of the event "in a bid to woo voters sick of spending cuts, she declared the age of austerity over."
  • The Mirror has submissions that are written to the newspaper




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  1. Mr BOctober 17, 2018 at 1:45 AM

    Owain, you have created an effective representation of a front cover front The Sun newspaper. Earlier analysis in blogs also covering newspaper front covers I can see your the depth of understanding you are developing for the course and how you are articulating your thinking and reasoning.

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