Media Blog 1 - Mr Bush

MailOnline case study: Blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on Mail Online.  MailOnline close-textual analysis Go to MailOnline and analyse the stories currently featured: 1) What are the top five stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news? Will May survive until the Budget? PM faces the toughest week after 'capitalization' in Brussels amid claims David Davis could be installed in Downing Street- Hard news Lord Sugar slams trolls as he denies being the businessman who got injunction to gag racial abuse/sexual harassment claims.  - Hard news Trump says Saudi Arabia is being treated 'guilty until proven innocent' over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi and compares claims to Brett Kavanaugh sex assault allegations (Hard news) May will hold last-ditch  private talks with Tusk before her make-or-break pitch for a Brexit deal amid fears summit failure could mean no deal (hard news) Student rep sparks outrage af...

'We're ready and excited to join the club!' Pregnant Meghan says she and Harry can't wait to become parents as fans are given first glimpse of her tiny baby bump on opening day of Australia tour https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6280697/Pregnant-Meghan-says-Harry-wait-parents.html Meghan Markle was seen hiding her baby bump and prince Harry says he's very excited to finally become a parent and 'Join the club'. This is an instance of soft news, and it is something unexpected so many people are likely to look at the story due to being shocked and surprised. Stephen Hawking’s final address – from beyond the grave                   https://inews.co.uk/news/science/stephen-hawkings-final-address-from- beyond-the-grave/ Stephen Hawking gave his final public address yestuday warning that Brexit and Trump will be fuelling a global revolt.  “We are also in danger of becoming culturally isolated and insul...

1) What are the front page stories on the 21 September edition of the Daily Mail? One story is about Meghan Markle and her mother. The second story is about Theresa May, which praises her. 2) From your analysis in class, what other stories and topics are covered in this edition of the Daily Mail? The edition covers soft news such as a story about the actress Keeley, with other instances of soft news. It also has some hard news about Theresa May and her recent decisions. 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 serif font gives the reader a traditional feel for the newspapers which reinforces the story as being a little more hard news than soft news. The story on Meghan is also in a purple highlight which detaches the two stories from each other. 4) Narrative: How is narrative used in this edition of the Daily Mail? Look at the selection of news: is t...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6249599/Tropical-Storm-Michael-strengthen-life-threatening-Category-2-hurricane.html       8.10.18 Florida braces for ANOTHER hurricane: Tropical Storm Michael is heading to the Gulf Coast amid fears it will strengthen to a 'life-threatening' Category 2 storm with       winds up to 100mph The storm named Michael is said to turn into a fully blown hurricane and reach potential speeds of up to 50M/ph. It can also deliver up 4-8 inches of rain along with it. All families in the Florida area have been warned and told to prepare appropriately as anyone can be a victim of the hurricane. The hurricane is currently passing through Mexico and is said to to be passing the Gulf of Mexico around Tuesday and Monday, and is said to reach Florida by Wednesday. This is an example of hard news as it's not for entertainment purposes. It appeals to an audience mainly living in Florida, or who may have c...

What are the arguments for and against statutory regulation of the newspaper industry?  The first and most obvious is against the statutory regulation of newspapers as many people wouldn't trust the government, and some would argue that the government is corrupt and secretive enough. This would also potentially silence 'accountability journalism' and therefore the elite (those in power) will not be called out as often for their wrongdoings. This would be a major risk as if the government begins governing the media, the elite will have power over news outlets and the main sources of information, therefore allowed space for scandals to happen in the dark where the public won't find out, but have a right of knowing what's happening in their country, city and community. A very recent example of this would be the B rett Kavanaugh. If the government had control of the media this story may never have been seen by the general public, therefore leading to the media being s...

1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? 190, and in ten years time it will be weekly instead of daily as well as incredibly expensive. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? He believes it was not only illegal but also immoral, and the police didn't intervene or persecute the criminals. He also says the press was acting in a completely unacceptable way. 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work? IPSO stands for the Independent Press Standards Organisation, and it is in place to persecute any newspapers that do things that aren't morally right or unethical, possibly even criminal. They have the right to force newspapers to post apologies on the front page, and even fine them. 4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership? He believes that someone such as Rupert Murdoch having this much power and control is quite a new thing to have emerged but it...

The night in a Las Vegas hotel room that could cost vain superstar Cristiano Ronaldo his £350million empire after model makes rape claims https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6224995/The-night-Las-Vegas-hotel-room-cost-Cristiano-Ronaldo-350million-empire.html               01.10.18 Footballer Christiano Ronaldo has been  accused of raping a female, this story first emerged in 2009, and he denied all the allegations. The female was paid $228K in 2010 with an out-of-court settlement to silence her.  This is an example of Hard news as it's a serious case. It appeals to audience's as it's very unexpected from a world class footballer to do such a horrendous act. This reflects the values of journalism as it exposes the elite. Restaurants to be banned from taking employees’ tips, Theresa May announces https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/restaurant-tips-law-changed-theresa-may/  01.10.1...

1) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson: Conflict Terrorist attacks throughout Europe Progress #MeToo Disaster Tsunami in Indonesia Consequence Bill Cosby getting sentenced Prominence  Novelty 2) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? A female service woman dying will be prominent as it's considered to be close proximity as she's British therefore a British audience will want to read the story and feel an interest. It's also unexpected as no one can predict this happening. She was also the first female to be killed in the Afghanistan war. 3) What is gate-keeping? the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication. 4) ...