Elijah Warne A Level Media Blog

Friday 13th December Key Political Figures in British politics: Boris Johnson - Leader of the Conservative Party. Current PM of Britain. Jeremy Corbyn - Leader of the Labour Party up to 13th December 2019. Will not lead Labour into the next election. Jo Swinson - Leader of the Liberal Democrats up 13th December 2019. She lost her seat in Parliament in the 2019 election. Sian Berry - Co Leader of the Green Party. Nigel Farage - Leader of the Brexit Party Monday 9th December 2019 Front Pages: Friday 13th December 2019 Front Pages: Exam Question: How is media language used on the covers to make the reader either mistrust or trust the Conservative Party? Firstly, their is a clear difference in the views of the two newspaper covers, and there is a clear difference in their trust in the Conservative Party. The Daily Mirror are clear supporters of Labour and the Daily Mail are clear supporters of the Conservative Party. ...

Friday 13th December Connotations: We assume that the newspapers are sometimes made up of lies, simply due the lexis and the fact the typography includes logos of famous newspapers. It is conveyed that newspapers are owned by billionaires, which is again conveyed by the lexis. The motivation behind the image is to try and get people to vote for who they want to vote for in the general election, rather than letting the newspapers influence their vote. The Guardian/Observer This newspaper supports Labour They are owned by The Scott Trust limited The Telegraph This newspaper supports the Conservatives They are owned by David and Frederick Barley The Independent The Independent is unbiased when it comes to British politics They newspaper is owned by Independent News and Media The Daily Mail The mail tends to sway towards the Conservatives The newspaper is owned by DMG Media The Express Since 2005 the newspaper has supported conservatives It is owned b...