1. NEWSPAPERS TABLOID VS BROADSHEET
Ms Brennan English
MTSM

2. The first newspapers were all called broadsheets, because they used large, wide sheets of paper for their pages. Tabloid newspapers were traditionally smaller and squarer in shape than the broadsheet papers.
These two types of paper have quite different written styles. Your style, material and layout will be affected by the kind of paper you are writing for.
Recently, some broadsheet newspapers have reduced the size of their pages to make them easier to read, particularly on trains! However, they are still classified as broadsheet papers because of the style of journalism within them.

3. EXAMPLES

4. STYLES More formal Metaphors rather than puns Informal
Rhetorical questions
More complex sentences (look for sentences separated by lots of commas, semi-colons etc.)
Puns sometimes used, although more subtle
Statistics
Descriptions of people tend to relate to personality or position in society
Politician’s comments often included, with a commentary by the journalist
Informal
Use of puns
Use of alliteration
Exaggeration for effect
Slang
Colloquial language (chatty)
Informal names used
Short, snappy sentences
Heightened language (over the top)
Brand names
Adjectives often carry sexual overtones
A focus upon appearance
Frequent use of elision e.g. won’t, don’t.

5. Banner Headline for lead article
MAST HEAD – name of the newspaper
LEAD ARTICLE:
BS written in columns
TB very short overview
PHOTO:
TB illustrates lead article
caption
Headline, dramatic & sensational: usually contains pun/alliteration, takes up most of page.
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SECOND FRONT PAGE ARTICLE
Contents list

6. HEADLINES What makes the perfect headline?
Ideally, a headline should:
Be more formal
grab the attention of potential buyers
be easily remembered
Broadsheets usually use longer, more informative headlines
Tabloids use specific techniques to make their headlines eye catching:
Puns – Supermarket chiefs are sorry for mis-steak!
Alliteration – bookies take a bashing
Clichés – zoo lets the cat out of the bag
Slang – Punters pull of €2 mill sting
Rhyme – Simon’s Age Rage

7. HEADLINES
LOOK AT THE TWO FOLLOWING HEADLINES AND INDICATE WHICH TYPE OF NEWSPAPER THEY SUIT AND WHY:
French Lorry Drivers Blockade Port
Outrageous! They’re holding us hostage
Formal language
No emotion
Simple statement of fact
No exclamation mark
BROADSHEET
Emotive language
Alliteration
Use of exclamation mark
No clear indication as to what the story is about
Use of abbreviation
TABLOID

8. CREATE YOUR OWN
For each of the news topics below create a headline for a broadsheet and a tabloid newspaper:
Ireland is to go through another cold winter, with two months of snow expected
Katie Taylor wins gold for Ireland
A gang use a JCB to rob an ATM machine
Three die on roads over the weekend
Famous celebrity couple announce their divorce

9. Comments/interview from eye witnesses
ARTICLES
A Headline
ARTICLES
Comments/interview from eye witnesses
Sub Headings
Picture with caption
Expert opinion

10. At the start of the article
Main facts
Background Information
Analysis
Quotes
It is important that your article does not show any bias and reports only substantiated facts
At the end of the article

11. Throughout your article you need to answer each of the following questions
What happened?
Who was involved?
Where did it happen?
When did it happen?
How did it happen?

12. STYLE – tabloid or broadsheet – WHY?
PENSIONER BRUTUALLY BEATEN
A lonely pensioner was brutally beaten up by a mugger, just yards from her own front door. All she had on her was £7.00.
“I was just walking home from my weekly lunch at the local Day Centre,” says widow Mary Evans, 86, of South Court, Devenish.
It wasn’t even dark, only 3pm on a September afternoon. And this isn’t a big city. Are we safe anywhere these days?
Not safe in our own streets
D.C. Matthew Johns of Green Lane Police Station, Wilborough said, “This is a really nasty attack on a defenceless old lady. It’s not even as though she had anything on her worth stealing.”
So, now we can’t even feel safe in our own street. When are the government going to wake up and realize they’ve got to do something about it? After all, we’re the ones who put them there. Shouldn’t they earn their keep by looking after us and making sure that old ladies don’t have to live in fear?

13. STYLE – tabloid or broadsheet – WHY?
Random Street Crime is Rising
A national survey conducted by the Police Federation reveals that our streets really are less safe than they were ten years ago.
The recent, well-publicized attack on an elderly pensioner, Mrs Mary Evans, aged 86 of Devenish, brought the issue of street muggings back to the public’s attention. The publication of this report will simply confirm what many ordinary people have felt for some time: that police efforts to control street crime have failed.
“It is now a matter of urgency that the government should recognize that it is its responsibility to tackle this issue. It cannot be right that the elderly should have to take their lives in their hands every time they step beyond their own front doors,” said Help The Aged’s spokesperson Helen Smith.
“We claim to be a civilized country, yet it seems that our streets are not as safe as we like to think. Perhaps it’s time to reassess the priorities of the police force and target the unglamorous side of community policing: drugs seizures are undoubtedly important, but so is the day-to-day safety of vulnerable members of society.”

14. STYLE – tabloid or broadsheet – WHY?
SHORT SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS THROUGHOUT
STYLE – tabloid or broadsheet – WHY?
EMOTIVE WORDS
DIRECT SPEECH
PERSONAL DETAILS GIVEN
PENSIONER BRUTUALLY BEATEN
A lonely pensioner was brutally beaten up by a mugger, just yards from her own front door. All she had on her was £7.00.
“I was just walking home from my weekly lunch at the local Day Centre,” says widow Mary Evans, 86, of South Court, Devenish.
It wasn’t even dark, only 3pm on a September afternoon. And this isn’t a big city. Are we safe anywhere these days?
Not safe in our own streets
D.C. Matthew Johns of Green Lane Police Station, Wilborough said, “This is a really nasty attack on a defenceless old lady. It’s not even as though she had anything on her worth stealing.”
So, now we can’t even feel safe in our own street. When are the government going to wake up and realize they’ve got to do something about it? After all, we’re the ones who put them there. Shouldn’t they earn their keep by looking after us and making sure that old ladies don’t have to live in fear?
SUB HEADING
RHETORICAL QUESTION
USE OF CONTRACTIONS

15. STYLE – tabloid or broadsheet – WHY?
DIRECT SPEECH
GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
PERSONAL DETAILS GIVEN
Random Street Crime is Rising
A national survey conducted by the Police Federation reveals that our streets really are less safe than they were ten years ago.
The recent, well-publicized attack on an elderly pensioner, Mrs Mary Evans, aged 86 of Devenish, brought the issue of street muggings back to the public’s attention. The publication of this report will simply confirm what many ordinary people have felt for some time: that police efforts to control street crime have failed.
“It is now a matter of urgency that the government should recognize that it is its responsibility to tackle this issue. It cannot be right that the elderly should have to take their lives in their hands every time they step beyond their own front doors,” said Help The Aged’s spokesperson Helen Smith.
“We claim to be a civilized country, yet it seems that our streets are not as safe as we like to think. Perhaps it’s time to reassess the priorities of the police force and target the unglamorous side of community policing: drugs seizures are undoubtedly important, but so is the day-to-day safety of vulnerable members of society.”
SOPHISTICATED SYNTAX & SENTENCE STRUCTURE
FORMAL VOCABULARY

16. To Kill a Mockingbird Article
Please ensure that you:
Have a clear understanding of the facts of the situation
Plan carefully who the expert opinion comes from and what they are going to say.
Plan also for the eyewitness accounts of those involved in the story – if necessary imagine that as a journalist you interviewed those involved.

17. CHECKLIST Lay out the front page of your paper correctly
Write an appropriate headline and use subheadings
Ensure that you maintain the correct style through out – tabloid or broadsheet
Include a picture and caption
Remember to keep your sentences quite short.
Include comments/direct speech from the eye witnesses & the opinion from the expert – do not include the questions
Read over – check your expression and spellings
Put in 100% to ensure that your newspaper front page and article looks realistic!!