The Guardian Vs The Daily Mail comments
Comparing Editorial Comments
The ways in which the use of media language by news producers incorporates viewpoints and ideologies.
Similarities:
- Small masthead
-column style, text based (no images)
-Authoritative, persuasive tone
-subheading, outlines opinion
-based on current affairs
-2-3 different comment articles
The Daily Mail and The Guardian comments are similar in ways such as; they both have a masthead and they're both column style, full of text with no images. As they're both comments of an opinion, they are trying to persuade the reader to believe what they believe. 'to describe parliament as a decaying institution, crawling with vermin, would be unjust as metaphor.' The guardian is using hyperbole to persuade the readers to turn against the current parliament. The Daily Mail does the same sort of thing, 'DOES anyone believe the latest wave of rail strikes' The use of this rhetorical question is a persuasive technique used by the writer to make the reader feel less about themselves if they believe anything other than the right-wing beliefs.
Differences:
-daily mail is very right-wing, and more biased
-the guardian is more significant, worldwide information
-the guardian is more objective than the daily mail, however can be left-wing
-daily mail is more emotive
Despite all the similarities with the daily mail and the guardian comment sections, there are many differences between them both. The daily mail is more biased than the guardian as anything other than their opinion is wrong which is non-negotiable. The guardian is more objective and more informative than the daily mail, although the comments are opinions and therefore are expected to be biased, the guardian is less extreme than the daily mail. The daily mail uses much more persuasive techniques for example; emotive language.
The readers may enjoy reading the daily mail because it believes in the same things as they might, meaning they can identify with it making the readers feel as though more people are on their side and can relate with the paper, specifically the editorial comments. The Daily Mail would have more entertainment in than the Guardian because it has a lot of celebrity gossip in it, and many articles of soft news, in some cases, more than hard news. There is an element of entertainment in the g2 insert of the Guardian with some celebrity gossip, however may be in the insert rather than the main paper because it is not as significant as the hard news. The papers would educate the audience of the current events and news. The Guardian is more informative than the Daily Mail and therefore may educate the audience more with stories of current events and important information, The Guardian makes the audience more aware of what is happening around us. The Daily Mail uses hyperbole and emotive language to some of their stories and therefore would be less informative to the reader and more persuasive. The audience of the newspapers may talk about what they have read to their friends or family, or may post tweets or status' about it which is a form of social interaction.
The ways in which the use of media language by news producers incorporates viewpoints and ideologies.
Similarities:
- Small masthead
-column style, text based (no images)
-Authoritative, persuasive tone
-subheading, outlines opinion
-based on current affairs
-2-3 different comment articles
The Daily Mail and The Guardian comments are similar in ways such as; they both have a masthead and they're both column style, full of text with no images. As they're both comments of an opinion, they are trying to persuade the reader to believe what they believe. 'to describe parliament as a decaying institution, crawling with vermin, would be unjust as metaphor.' The guardian is using hyperbole to persuade the readers to turn against the current parliament. The Daily Mail does the same sort of thing, 'DOES anyone believe the latest wave of rail strikes' The use of this rhetorical question is a persuasive technique used by the writer to make the reader feel less about themselves if they believe anything other than the right-wing beliefs.
Differences:
-daily mail is very right-wing, and more biased
-the guardian is more significant, worldwide information
-the guardian is more objective than the daily mail, however can be left-wing
-daily mail is more emotive
Despite all the similarities with the daily mail and the guardian comment sections, there are many differences between them both. The daily mail is more biased than the guardian as anything other than their opinion is wrong which is non-negotiable. The guardian is more objective and more informative than the daily mail, although the comments are opinions and therefore are expected to be biased, the guardian is less extreme than the daily mail. The daily mail uses much more persuasive techniques for example; emotive language.
The readers may enjoy reading the daily mail because it believes in the same things as they might, meaning they can identify with it making the readers feel as though more people are on their side and can relate with the paper, specifically the editorial comments. The Daily Mail would have more entertainment in than the Guardian because it has a lot of celebrity gossip in it, and many articles of soft news, in some cases, more than hard news. There is an element of entertainment in the g2 insert of the Guardian with some celebrity gossip, however may be in the insert rather than the main paper because it is not as significant as the hard news. The papers would educate the audience of the current events and news. The Guardian is more informative than the Daily Mail and therefore may educate the audience more with stories of current events and important information, The Guardian makes the audience more aware of what is happening around us. The Daily Mail uses hyperbole and emotive language to some of their stories and therefore would be less informative to the reader and more persuasive. The audience of the newspapers may talk about what they have read to their friends or family, or may post tweets or status' about it which is a form of social interaction.
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