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The I case study: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on the i and specifically the 21 September edition of the newspaper.  The i analysis: Friday 21 September Use your notes from the lesson to answer the following questions. 1) What are the front page stories on the 21 September edition of the i? The front page stories on the 21 September edition of the i are: The Salzburg Disaster, The future of Iraq, Fashion trends for 2019, UK plan to save species, Aubameyang at the double in Arsenal win, An octopus takes ecstasy, How Britain's climate is changing?, police end 3 year manhunt, Emma Stone on her Netflix show, Christine and the queens album and I hate the word rebellion.   2) From your analysis in class, what other stories and topics are covered in this edition of the i? You should address the following pages: Page 2 On this page, it is talking about how 17-24 years old want to drive but it is quite dangerous at the same time due to t

MailOnline case study: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on  Mail Online .  are now ‘in control of digital content’? 1) What are the top five stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news? Leicester City fans gather to mourn (hard) Hero policeman who desperately tried to smash the windows of Leicester helicopter (hard) Robin Thicke picture exclusive (soft) Samantha Cameron opens up about her Number 10 wardrobe malfunctions (soft) Coldest October days for a decade as arctic blast brings snow (hard) 2) What celebrity content is featured? Samantha Cameron wardrobe malfunctions. Robin Thicke - Star's pregnant girlfriend. Owner of Leicester City club. 3) What examples of ‘clickbait’ can you find? Nicole Scherzinger sets the record straight over THAT muttering to Tess Daly on Strictly (and it's NOT what everyone thinks) Teenager warns of a 'drink spiking epidemic' after finding a blue 'sleeping' pill

Trump could create 'a second Cuban Missile Crisis' if he withdraws from nuclear weapons treaty and deploys missiles in Poland, former Russian general warns https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6319389/Trump-create-second-Cuban-Missile-Crisis-withdraws-nuclear-weapons-treaty.html Summarise  the story in your own words: is this is an example of hard news  or  soft news? --> This article is about the American president Donald Trump who the Russian former general warns people about. He claims that Trump is ruining global stability. Furthermore, that Trump is about to cause a second Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile crisis has to lead to Cuba not being about to have any freedom. They live off technology from back in the 1960s. This has been triggered after NATO and the USA have claimed that Russia has violated their treaties. This is an example of hard news as it includes current affairs. Explain how or why this story  appeals to an audience  (use m

Theresa May faces six cabinet resignations over EU customs agreement plans  https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/theresa-may-customs-agreement-cabinet-resignations/ Summarise the story in your own words: is this is an example of hard news or soft news? --> This article is about 6 cabinet members who have insisted that they will resigned if Theresa May agrees with any trade deals that still connects the EU and UK together. They have made it clear the UK is still trading with the EU then they will step down. Theresa May has been put under a huge amount of pressure with the trade deals and Brexit. The public and MP's are still unsure on whether on not she will be leaving the table with a trade deal or not. This is an example of hard news this is because it is about politics and current affairs going on. Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here). --> The audience pleasures shown in this article in surveillance from Blume

'He's a hero to LGBTQ people': Joel Edgerton praises Boy Erased co-star Troye Sivan for inspiring people 'to live their life their own way' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6277573/Joel-Edgerton-calls-Troye-Sivan-hero-LGBTQ-community.html Summarise the story in your own words: is this is an example of hard news or soft news? --> This article is about a shortcoming of age movie that was created by this person and the storyline was about a young boy living his life as part of the LGBTQ community. This story tells inspires young LGBTQ people to live life how they want to live it. The LGBTQ community has found it hard to live life and for them to find a film that relates to there struggles is something new. This would be an example of soft news because it has nothing to do with current affairs, it is about the creative industry. Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here). --> The

Daily Mail case study: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on the Daily Mail and specifically the 21 September edition of the newspaper.  Daily Mail analysis: Friday 21 September Use your notes from the lesson to answer the following questions. 1) What are the front page stories on the 21 September edition of the Daily Mail? --> The first story if the front page is the about the Royal family; Megan Markle and her mother. The second story is about Theresa May's embarrassing encounter with the EU, They disagreed with her plans about leaving the EU. 2) From your analysis in class, what other stories and topics are covered in this edition of the Daily Mail? -->  3) Media language: Write an analysis of the construction of the Daily Mail homepage: Page design, font, text, images, conventions, hard news/soft news, news values etc. --> The Font is serif which is seen to be very traditional whichis represneted since the dialy mail is rig