2. Analyse which factors that make up the news agenda ( threshold,unexpectedness, elite nations etc.) are being considered in the choice of cover story.
3. Tabloid or broadsheet ? What is a tabloid ?
4. Ownership : Who owns the Mirror?
5. What is the Mirror's political bias ? Left or right wing ? What does that mean ?
6. Research and find out which organisation is responsible for regulation of the content of British newspapers , and how you make a complaint about accuracy or offensive content in a newspaper.
The Daily Mirror is a a British national daily tabloid newspaper founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe). It was initially a newspaper for women, run by women. Alfred said, "I intend it to be really a mirror of feminine life as well on its grave as on its lighter sides ... to be entertaining without being frivolous, and serious without being dull".
The Daily Mirror cost one penny (equivalent to 41p in 2016).
On Sunday The Daily Mirror is called the Sunday Mirror.
A tabloid newspaper like the above, is a newspaper which has pages half the size of the average broadsheet. It is typically popular in style and has many sensational stories including a lot of pictures aimed at working class or the average middle-aged/young people.
A broadsheet on the other hand is a newspaper which has much larger pages which tend to have much more serious and detailed content, for more educated or upper class people. They tend to focus on the matters which include the older audience, for example something that happens in Britain which is closer and more 'important' than something more serious which happened in Asia.
The Daily Mirror is currently owned by parent company Reach plc. The masthead name has changed since 2002. It used to simply be 'The Mirror' from 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002 and now it is The Daily Mirror.
The Daily Mirror is seen as Britain's most left-wing newspaper straight after The Guardian. Left-wing means the radical, reforming or socialist section of a political party or system.
Left-wingers support social equality and egalitarianism (a school of thought that prioritises equality for all people). It often opposes to social hierarchy. Social hierarchy is when a group of people is divided into groups based on their occupation and income, wealth and social status, or derived power (social and political).
The term left-wing has been applied to a broad range of moments including: civil rights movements, feminist movements, anti-war movements and environmental movements, as well as a wide range of parties.
Media regulation is the control or guidance of mass media by governments and other bodies. This regulation by law, rules or procedures, can have various goals, for example intervention to protect a "public interest". They also encourage competition and an effective media market, or establish common technical standards.
The principal targets of media regulation are radio, television and the press. They may also include film, recorded music, cable, satellite, storage and distribution technology (discs, tapes etc.), the internet and mobile phones, etc.
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) was a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014, and was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), chaired by Sir Alan Moses.
Anyone can make a complaint about a newspaper for example if someone has been affected by a journalist’s behaviour. You can ask someone to complain on your behalf, but they will need your permission for them to do so.
Any member of the public or any organisation can make a complaint if they are looking to correct a significant inaccuracy. However, before they can take your complaint forward, they must consider whether the investigation might affect someone else, or if they would need to involve other people to carry out an investigation properly. If so, they will write to you to let you know that they can’t take your complaint forward, and explain why.
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