Tuesday 28 November 2017

Different Perspectives

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The Times
Daily Mirror
Who was involved?
A 33-year old man, one-year-old boy and his twin sister.
In this story, twins and their parents were involved.
What happened?
‘A 33-year-old man was arrested last night in connections with the killing of a one-year old boy’.
‘A MAN has been held over suspected hammer attack on twin toddlers that killed one and left the other fighting for life’.
Where did it happen?
Finsbury Park, North London.
At a three-storey property in Hackney, North London.
When did it happen?
Police were called at 11:10pm Saturday 18th March 2017.
It occurred when their mother came out screaming at 11:10pm on Saturday 18th March 2017.
How did it happen/
This article doesn’t state how the two children were harmed.
A father attacked his two children with a hammer.
Why did it happen?
This article doesn’t give a reason as to why the father wanted to harm his children.
The mother stated ‘I think he had mental problems’


What do you notice about the difference in content and how the articles convey this information?

Firstly, The Times presents their content with more statistics, such as the age of the man, where as the Daily Mirror doesn't mention this. Also, The Daily Mirror has mentioned the 'hammer' that was used as a method of attack, however The Times fails to highlight this important fact of how the children were effected.

Moreover, The Daily Mirror have chosen to present less content on their news article, but have instead opted for a larger main image to convey most of the story and to draw closer attention. By placing the body text to the right hand side of the page, it almost creates an impression that it isn't as important, because most of the story can be read and imagined through their choice of imagery.
Why do you think that is?

When we look at The Times and their intentions, it relates to their aim of captivating an
 target audience that are mostly in the A, B or C1 demographic, who would be more sympathetic and supportive-not just after an interesting story. They may have chosen to disregard some information to avoid upset to the public, as a hammer is a distressing tool, which would only evoke horrifying imagery-The Times don't want to make their readers feel uneasy.

On the other hand, when we are presented with the Daily Mirror's version of the same news story, they have chosen  to make the picture stand out. It suggests that their main target audience are those of a C2, D and E demographic, whereby the use of imagery is more enticing than lots of written text.

In addition to this, the added statistical information is not as important, as the journalists main goal is to simply get the story across in the easiest way possible, which can make it a lot more easy and understanding for their audience.

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