News and Online Media

Curran and Seaton.  - The idea that the media is controlled by a small number of companies primarily driven by the logic of profit and power. ... - The idea that more socially diverse patterns of ownership help to create the conditions for more varied and adventurous media production

Capitalism (Right Wing Politics)
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labour.   THE CONSERVATIVES ARE CAPITALISTS, the Telegraph and Mail Newspapers believe in Capitalism.

Socialism (Left Wing Politics)

Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production and workers' self-management, as well as the political theories and movements associated with them. Social ownership can be public, collective or cooperative ownership, or citizen ownership of equity.   - - THE LABOUR PARTY ARE SOCIALIST and are considering bringing back into state ownership the Rail service.

Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights (primarily to life, liberty, and property)

- Guardian newspaper supports many labour policies and has a liberal view on e.g individual autonomy i.e. they support multi-culturalism, they advocate freedom of expression e.g. gender and sexuality.  .


The Telegraph:
Conservative, as they mostly have right wing views in their papers.
The Mirror:
Labour, as they mostly have left wing views in their papers
Guardian newspaper supports many labour policies and has a liberal view on e.g individual autonomy i.e. they support multi-culturalism, they advocate freedom of expression e.g. gender and sexuality.  .




What makes it a tabloid:
Large Images
Softer news agenda
Less formal language register
Bold mast heads in sans serif
Headlines in bold, capitalised font
Pages dominated by headlines
Address a more downmarket audience (C2, D, E)
Offers news as entertainment
Humour