Introduction to Newspapers: blog task

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

Soft news which has gossip.

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?

Hard news which has a focus on business and international affairs.

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?

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?

The Times.

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years?

Newspaper is accessible online now.

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

So there is lower bias and government intervention. People can speak freely in what they believe in.

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