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Content analysis
How do tabloids and compact broadsheets differ? Use the analysis sheet to find out.

 
Terminology
Check out the Newspapers glossary and use the terms in your essay. The answers are on page 2!

 
News values

These are fundamental to an understanding of newspapers and the Institutions which run them. Which news values do you think the papers we've studied value most?

 
Balance versus bias
Are newspapers neutral in their coverage of stories, or do they take sides? Use the bias worksheet to assess how biased two different newspapers are.

 
Newspaper conventions

One of the best known features of newspapers are their headline style. Try using one or two of their headline techniques in your practical, and discuss them in your essays if appropriate.

 
Coursework essay
All of the essay-specific resources are in the coursework section.

 

 
Media Magazine
Cover of Media Magazine 18, featuring an image from 'This is England'

IN THIS AUTUMN'S
MEDIA MAGAZINE...

Broadcast Fiction
Fantasy and the Police: Ashes to Ashes

Media in context
When subversion becomes the mainstream

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