INTRODUCTION TO NEWSPAPERS

 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

The type of news that are typically seen in a tabloid newspaper are report on major news, but also include a lot of showbiz gossips, entertainment and sport.

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?
The type of news that you can typically find in a broadsheet newspaper are more serious, political views and business.

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?
Left wing are more o socialist which is Labour. The newspaper that they are more likely to read is Daily Mirror.

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?
Right-wing are more on conservative party, they are more on capitalism. The newspaper that they are more likely to read are  The Times.

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years?
There has been decline in a newspaper sales in the last 25 years due to the rise of TV ownership, and more recently, the growth of the digital news through websites and social media.

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?
Free press is important in a democracy like the UK because it implies journalist and newspaper editors to edit freely of intervention from government influence.

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