Introduction to Newspapers: blog tasks

 Introduction to Newspapers

1. Gossip, celebrities, sports, entertainment, lifestyle (soft news)

2. Politics, international affairs, business, government schemes (hard news)

3. Labour supporting newspapers like the Daily Mirror and The Guardian

4. Conservative supporting newspapers like The Sun, The Times and The Daily Mirror

5. There has been a rise in more modern/digital forms of media that provide information (radio, internet, BBC news, social media), as well as in recent years due to lockdown (coronavirus pandemic)

6. To allow freedom of speech and give citizens the correct information to make informed decisions when voting in government politics