The Times Language & Representation: blog tasks

 Language

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

A post office scandal involving the company Horizon, because it relates to economic and political affairs 

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

Its articulated in a way that engages their target audience and also attempts to support Conservative

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

It takes up more space with text and has a minimal amount of images

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

It takes up more space with text and has a minimal amount of images

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

The deflection of blame towards workers (retired IT experts) and oppositional political parties to the Conservative Party (Reform UK) suggests that The Times supports the Conservative Party and is right-wing 

Representations

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

The Times presents the Post Office workers as complicit in the scandal and as bearing majority of the blame 

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

The Times attempts to present the Conservative Party in a positive light despite the scandal surrounding a publicly right-wing company

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

The Times presents her as almost heroic as she takes responsibility and accepts accountability, as well as completely sincere and genuine because of the fact that she also ceased her clerical duties as an Anglican priest

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? 

The Times partially blames the company due to their blatant wrongdoings, however the newspaper attempts to shift the blame to retired IT employees

5) What opinion would Times readers be likely to have about Vennells, the Post Office workers and Fujitsu from reading these pages?

The target audience of right-wing supporters would refuse to place all the blame on Fujitsu and Vennells, therefore they would find other people to hold accountable, such as the retired IT experts