Tabloid vs Broadsheet
Tabloid:
A smaller than standard newspaper (A3).
Focuses on less "serious" content, especially celebrities, sports, and sensationalist crime stories.
(E.g. The Mirror, The Sun, etc.)
Broadsheet:
A standard or full-sized newspaper (A2).
That takes a serious look at major news stories.
(E.g. The Irish Times, The Guardian, etc.)
The main difference between the two types of paper is in language:
Tabloid
· Informal
· Use of puns
· Use of alliteration
· Exaggeration for effect (hyperbole)
· Slang
· Colloquial language (chatty)
· Informal names used
· Short, snappy sentences
· Heightened language (over the top)
· Brand names
· A focus upon appearance (a lot of colour)
· Frequent use of elision e.g. won’t, don’t. This is another informal technique
Broadsheet
· More formal
· Metaphors used, rather than puns
· Rhetorical questions
· More complex sentences (look for sentences separated by lots of commas, semi-colons etc.)
· Puns sometimes used, although more subtle
· Statistics
· Descriptions of people tends to relate to personality or position in society
· Politician’s comments often included, with a commentary by the journalist
A smaller than standard newspaper (A3).
Focuses on less "serious" content, especially celebrities, sports, and sensationalist crime stories.
(E.g. The Mirror, The Sun, etc.)
Broadsheet:
A standard or full-sized newspaper (A2).
That takes a serious look at major news stories.
(E.g. The Irish Times, The Guardian, etc.)
The main difference between the two types of paper is in language:
Tabloid
· Informal
· Use of puns
· Use of alliteration
· Exaggeration for effect (hyperbole)
· Slang
· Colloquial language (chatty)
· Informal names used
· Short, snappy sentences
· Heightened language (over the top)
· Brand names
· A focus upon appearance (a lot of colour)
· Frequent use of elision e.g. won’t, don’t. This is another informal technique
Broadsheet
· More formal
· Metaphors used, rather than puns
· Rhetorical questions
· More complex sentences (look for sentences separated by lots of commas, semi-colons etc.)
· Puns sometimes used, although more subtle
· Statistics
· Descriptions of people tends to relate to personality or position in society
· Politician’s comments often included, with a commentary by the journalist