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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