Analysation of Tabloid newspapers.

1. Tabloid
Newspapers

2. Soft News Agenda In Tabloid:
• Tabloid mainly
focuses on
human interest/
celebrity news,
which includes
a much less
serious agenda
than
Broadsheet
such as more
interpersonal
drama with
people of fame.

3. Tabloids Register:
Tabloid’s Register is
very relaxed,
informal and
familiar so it can
endear to its
desired audience.
This is similar to
what we use in
everyday speech
and is very
expressive,
spontaneous
and relaxed.

4. Tabloids Masthead:
• Tabloid
mastheads are
either bold, red
top and/or Sans
Serif. They help
distinguish the
news paper to
the reader by
‘loud’ bold
print.

5. Tabloids Headlines:
• Tabloid often
uses Banner
Headlines these
are usually
bold/capitalised
so they stand
out and use the
conventional
Sans Serif.
• They use
striking
sensationalised
headlines to
interest or
attract the
readers

6. Tabloids Cover:
• Tabloids cover is
dominated in images
to entice it’s desired
viewership; it is just
another form of
attraction to put
loud, sensationalised
themes.

7. Tabloid Audience:
• Tabloid tends to
target a
‘downmarket’ or
lower class
demographic as it
provides what this
audience is tempted
to.
• This is because it
tends to print
less serious
topics and
tackles more
entertaining
content than
Broadsheet
newspapers who
provide serious
facts and
information.

8. Tabloids Political Bias:
• Tabloid alter
information to make
an opinion seem
more attractive this
relies solely on the
readers intuition and
that rational belief
could be disregarded
based on this
opinion; neglecting
all facts and
knowledge for the
bias.