Blog Tasks: The Times - Language and Representations

 Language


1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers?

it is the post office scandal which affected alot of people who worked in the industry.

2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it? 

they present this as a life changing scandal whilst the daily mirror shows the issue of using basic language.

3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions?

the times are a formal masthead.

4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper? 

They are text heavy which means they contain alot of informationh.

5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs?

to always take responsibility for your actions.

Representations

1) How does the Times represent the Post Office workers and Fujitsu in the CSP pages?

portrays post office workers as the victims of the tragedy as responsible.

2) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the CSP pages of the Times?

the overseas in failure

3) Consider the subheading about Vennells "Vennells faces call..." - How does this newspaper present her involvement in this story? 

it is portrayed as full of pressure

4) What representation of Fujitsu can be found in the CSP pages of the Times? What does The Times journalist think of Fujitsu and Horizon's role in this scandal? 

guilty or irresponsible

5) What opinion would Times readers be likely to have about Vennells, the Post Office workers and Fujitsu from reading these pages?
 
they would be viewed with a lot of sympathy

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