Friday, 27 April 2018

P3 + M2 - Describe the Structure and Purpose of Different News Articles

Hard News And Soft News

North Korea at the Winter Olympics: All you need to Know (Soft News)

Headline Analysis

The News article’s headline is a god way to get people to want to know more about the article, as people like to stay informed.

Language Used in Article?

Expletive language is used in this article, it is very informative and gives many sides to the story, such as the political and the sporting parts of the two teams coming together.

1st or 3rd Person Used?

3rd person language is used, as North Korea and South Korea are referred to in the third person.

Influences (Audience, Format, Genre, Expectation)

The audience is probably most types of people as the article is not too political, but is also interesting enough with context, so I would say the article is for people who are +10. It could be for any grade boundary either ABC1 or CDE2 bands.
The format is several paragraphs of information with some pictures throughout. It is an article of information about the Winter Olympic Games in Seoul. The Genre is sport, as it is linked to Winter Sports. And the Expectation of the article is to be informed about the North and South Korea joining together for the Winter Olympics.
An expectation of this article is to see some facts and things you might not know about the North and South of Korea coming together for the Winter Olympics.

Images or Videos

The Article has several images of the stadiums and athletes of the north and south. As well as the video that South Korea used to help advertise the Olympics.






Why did Kylie Jenner name her baby Stormi? The Hidden meaning behind the unusual Moniker explained (Soft News)

Headline Analysis

The headline is a question, which is used to spark the reader’s interest, as they will ask themselves the question why did she name her child Stormi, They then suggest that there is a Hidden meaning behind the babies Mysterious name. Overall this Headline is used to generate clicks onto the news article as people want to find out what the hidden meaning is.

Language Used in Article?

Some Colloquial language is used, as the main demographic for this news article is CDE2 category of readership which usually needs a more informal and colloquial approach as that is what the readers can be interested in, as it needs to keep their attention. There are also some comments about their announcement of the name.

1st or 3rd Person Used?

3rd person is used with some 1st person speak from Kylie Jenner, as she has to give the reporter a reason as to why she has named her child Stormi. There are also some comments about their announcement.

Influences (Audience, Format, Genre, Expectation)

The audience would mainly be women aged 13-30 as the Jenner and Kardashian families are mainly viewed by females. The format is a tabloid information article, and the Genre is Entertainment and Gossip. The Expectation for this article is to find out why Kylie has named her child Stomi and why she gave her child such a strange name.

Images or Videos

There are several images of the Kylie Jenner and the baby, as well as a video of Piers Morgan of Good Morning Britain where he “Slams Kylie Jenner “for calling her baby Stormi, which is a different opinion of how the article is written suggesting that the writer has put that in to interest people who may not agree with the name.






Bank of England hints at earlier and larger rate rises (Hard News)

Headline Analysis

When people view this article, they know that it is going to be boring and hard news so people looking at this article are probably interested in the finance of the UK or it is their job too. The main demographic for this article will be people in the ABC1 Band as they have higher incomes and are more likely to care about economics. It will also be an older generation of people who mainly view the article around 25+ will look at this article.

Language Used in Article?

The language is mostly informative and Expletive language that is used to inform the reader

1st or 3rd Person Used?

It is mainly 3rd person as the banks are the focus of the article. However, there are some interviews and quotes from people inside the article as they give their opinions on the Earlier and Larger rate rises in the UK.

Influences (Audience, Format, Genre, Expectation)

The audience will be a bit older than usual around 20-60 years I would assume being the main demographic. As they are people who mainly have jobs as unemployed people in the CDE2 band will probably not be too interested in the Economics of the country. Also, the readers will most likely be more educated that people who view soft news.

Images or Videos

There are images of the main bank chains in the UK like TSB and Lloyds. As well as a video that goes into some depth about the topic featuring interviews from some important people in the banks.







US lead Coalition Strikes Pro-Regime forces in Syria (Hard News)

Headline Analysis

The headline seems very militaristic and informative, as well as could be pro US as they generally dislike the Syrian Regime of Bashur Al-Assad.

Language Used in Article?

The language used in the article is only in Expletive 3rd person as it is talking about the US army air strikes.

1st or 3rd Person Used?

3rd person is used most of the time, in the video there is some interviews but that is not part of the text so I wouldn’t include it.

Influences (Audience, Format, Genre, Expectation)

The audience would be around 17-60 again as most people want to be informed. The format is mainly paragraphs of info. With the genre being political.

Images or Videos

The first thing is that there is a video directly at the top of the page, this is similar to most CNN videos due to the fact that they have to appeal to an American Audience who generally do not like to spend too much time reading the facts.

Soft News Links

BBC North and South Korea:
Mirror’s Kylie Jenner’s Baby Stormi:

Hard News Links:

BBC Bank News:
CNN USA Syria Air Strikes:

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