NEWS INTRO

NEWS:

Definition: 

1. Noteworthy information to educate the public, about recent events.

TABLOID:

• Informal, colloquial language 
• Humour, puns, alliteration in headlines 
• Colourful, large and bold fonts
• Large images
• Related to celebrities and popular culture 
• Negative story lines, clear bias 
• Downmarket audience 

BROADSHEETS:

• Formal, mature language 
• Longer, more serious and complex headlines 
• Black and white
• Small images, focus on text
• Political stories and high culture
• Some negative storylines, bias not clear
• upmarket audience

"HARD" or "SOFT" news:

Reported immediately after something has occurred. Tends to be: political, war based, crime based. Urgent and serious. Factual.

Intended to entertain the reader with stories of human interest. Gossip, fashion, technology. Not time sensitive. Informal tone of presentation.