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Blog tasks: The Times - Language and Representations

Language 1.gary Lineker's dispute with the BBC. 2.the daily mirror stands with Gary Lineker however the times goes against Gary Lineker and the BBC. 3.the   masthead  is the large  font   title at the top of a newspaper front page containing the newspaper's title. 4. The 'broadsheets' have a higher news content than the 'red tops', cost more to buy and have a lower circulation. The style of writing differs from tabloids with longer sentences and paragraphs, and more articles offering in-depth analysis. 5. The Times generally supports the right wing  Conservative Party  and is against the more left wing Labour Party. The newspaper will often act as a voice for the establishment (the wealthy and powerful) and will not support anything that threatens major changes to the status quo (how things currently are). Representations 1.The times criticise the BBC bosses by judging about why they haven't removed Gary Lineker. 2.

The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

1. The Times, founded in 1785.   After three years The Daily Universal Register is renamed The Times. 2. In his first edition, John Walter I explained that “like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate” including politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and “amusements” 3. The Times has supported both New Labour and the Conservatives in recent times and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum. 4. The Sun, The Times and The Sun on Sunday are owned by  Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation . The Independent, the i, and The Independent on Sunday are owned by Alexander Lebedev's Independent Print Limited. The Independent is now online only. 5. Times Media is now part of  News UK . Both papers introduced digital subscriptions in 2010 to help ensure a sustainable future for their journalism. 6. The titles are the biggest-selling quality print newspapers in the UK and in 2018 The Times was named Britain’s most trus...