Daily Mirror - Representation and Industry

 Representation


1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support?
Labour party .
2) How does the Daily Mirror usually represent rich and powerful people?
They present rich people as normal British citizens ,which builds personal identity from the celebrities to the readers , as they may share similar day to day live .

3) How are celebrities usually presented in tabloid newspapers like the Daily Mirror? Look at the 'New Bond stars are revealed' story on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
As a well known person . They named the James Bond franchise as just Bond which displays James Bond is a common name in British society .

4) How are the royal family presented in the double-page spread 'Kate told Harry to make peace... then they all met up for tea'? 
The royal family are presented as an ordinary family from Britain , them drinking tea suggests that they are not very different to an average British citizen as tea is common in most British households .

5) Why do you think the Daily Mirror represents the royal family as a 'normal' family? Why might this appeal to Daily Mirror readers?
This can build personal identity with the readers and make them more likely to read the article if they can relate to the royal family .

Industries

1) What company owns the Daily Mirror?
MGN limited .

2) What is the Daily Mirror's circulation in 2021? How many papers did the Daily Mirror used to sell back in the 1990s?
350,000 copies sold in a day in 2021 . 3000,000 copies sold in day in the 1990's .

3) Why has the newspaper industry struggled in the last 20 years?
Due to mobile phones , tablets and laptops (instant online news) and televised news such as BBC news .

4) How has the Daily Mirror reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
They created a website and also adapted to the modern era of news by creating social media accounts .
5) List five of Galtung & Ruge's News Values and explain how they link to the stories in our CSP edition of the Daily Mirror.
  • Elite nations and people: which country has the event happened in? Does the story concern well-known people? The royal family fallout . Many people are fond of the royal family .
  • Familiarity: is it culturally close to us in Britain? The royal family plays a big part of British society .
  • Amplitude: is it a big event or one which involves large numbers of people? The MMR vaccine headlines involve reports of public schools not allowing students who do not have the vaccine to attend school . Many people go public school so the headline involves large numbers of people .
  • Frequency: does the event happen fairly regularly? James Bond is a big British franchise where new movies are released around one decade from the last .
  • Predictability: did we expect it to happen? The royal family fallout was not excepted as Harry and Williams have always been represented as close brothers in the media .

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