introduction to newspapers

 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

sensationalized , easy to read news with short articles , simpler language and lots of pictures heavily featuring featuring celebrity gossip , dramatic human interest stories , crime , sports

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?

 information on topics like business, politics and international affairs.

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read?

the labour party

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read?

conservative

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years?

social media 

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

holds power to account, provides a platform for a diversity of information and opinions.


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