Question 1
Analyse the different representations of gender, social class and / or ethnicity in Sources A and B. Apply one appropriate theory of representation in your answer. [10 marks]
Answer:
Both Sources A and B covers the royal family. Source A covers that there is another person that looks like Meghan Markle and warning Prince Harry to not get fooled by her while Source B welcomes Markle as well as her mother into the royal family.
Both sources covers different social classes as the public can argue that Meghan as well as her family are from the upper class and the Prince Harry is from the upper class. It is the first time a Royal will be marrying a person from a different social class therefore this is one of the reasons why their engagement is groundbreaking and it is historic as future generations will be remembered of the marriage of 2 different classes.
Furthermore, both sources also portray the fact that Prince Harry is also the first Royal who is marrying another person of a different race. Prince Harry is White British whereas Meghan is an mix race African-American who is born by a white father and a black mother. This can also been seen as revolutionary as this is the first time the Royal Family shows some diversity in terms of race.
With both of these points the engagement and Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be remembered for centuries as they have revolutionised the Royal Family.
Question 2
Answer:
In Source B, since The Times is a Quality Newspaper, the tone of the newspaper is informative and formal. The audience can see this with the headline "Welcome To The Family" (which is a direct and factual headline) as Meghan Markle is walking with her mother to the Royal Family. The audience knows how high the quality of the article with the amount of text for the article as Quality newspapers are text led. This is needed for the political and international stories that the newspaper covers for example, the international story of Markle (American) marrying a Prince in the Royal Family in England. Therefore, because of the article they cover, their audience are people who are typically from higher social groups.
However, in Source A, The Sun has used play on words for their headline which is "Princess Pushy". This is typical for The Sun to use this because they are considered as a company who produces Popular Newspapers. They feature celebrities (as this attracts most of the audience). This is argued by the fact that it is an exclusive article which is purposefully titled "Meghan's 'Shallow'"Their tone is informal and use jokes in their headlines such as "Princess Pushy". Because of this, the newspaper is typically aimed at a lower social group. This portrays to the audience that he could be mistaken into marrying the wrong person, in this case, a person who closely resembles Markle. This is further argued by the subheading "Don't fall for my little sis, Harry, she'd be the next". The magazine is largely image led with a large cropped image of both Prince Harry and Markle's look alike. Furthermore, Popular Newspaper tend to be informative about their headlines so there could be bias when the audience reads the article.
To conclude, the way that The Times on Source B uses a subtle headline to accompany this with a heart-warming image really persuades their audience into reading their article that has a huge amount of words in it. However, The Sun (Source A) persuades their audience by using headplay so that they feel rewarded by finding out what it means to further persuade them to read their article instead of their competition. Furthermore, since it is image led, they definitely have the advantage over Quality Newspapers as the audience tends to look out for huge images for front covers which attracts them instead of numerous lines of text which the audience tend to avoid.
Furthermore, both sources also portray the fact that Prince Harry is also the first Royal who is marrying another person of a different race. Prince Harry is White British whereas Meghan is an mix race African-American who is born by a white father and a black mother. This can also been seen as revolutionary as this is the first time the Royal Family shows some diversity in terms of race.
With both of these points the engagement and Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be remembered for centuries as they have revolutionised the Royal Family.
Question 2
Q2. Sources A and B cover the same news event but are from two different newspapers. How far has the combination of elements of media language influenced meaning in the sources? In your answer you must:
• explain how the combination of elements of media language influences meaning in newspapers
• analyse how media language has been used to construct meaning in the sources
• make judgements and reach conclusions about how far the combination of elements of media language has influenced meaning in the sources. [15 marks]Answer:
In Source B, since The Times is a Quality Newspaper, the tone of the newspaper is informative and formal. The audience can see this with the headline "Welcome To The Family" (which is a direct and factual headline) as Meghan Markle is walking with her mother to the Royal Family. The audience knows how high the quality of the article with the amount of text for the article as Quality newspapers are text led. This is needed for the political and international stories that the newspaper covers for example, the international story of Markle (American) marrying a Prince in the Royal Family in England. Therefore, because of the article they cover, their audience are people who are typically from higher social groups.
However, in Source A, The Sun has used play on words for their headline which is "Princess Pushy". This is typical for The Sun to use this because they are considered as a company who produces Popular Newspapers. They feature celebrities (as this attracts most of the audience). This is argued by the fact that it is an exclusive article which is purposefully titled "Meghan's 'Shallow'"Their tone is informal and use jokes in their headlines such as "Princess Pushy". Because of this, the newspaper is typically aimed at a lower social group. This portrays to the audience that he could be mistaken into marrying the wrong person, in this case, a person who closely resembles Markle. This is further argued by the subheading "Don't fall for my little sis, Harry, she'd be the next". The magazine is largely image led with a large cropped image of both Prince Harry and Markle's look alike. Furthermore, Popular Newspaper tend to be informative about their headlines so there could be bias when the audience reads the article.
To conclude, the way that The Times on Source B uses a subtle headline to accompany this with a heart-warming image really persuades their audience into reading their article that has a huge amount of words in it. However, The Sun (Source A) persuades their audience by using headplay so that they feel rewarded by finding out what it means to further persuade them to read their article instead of their competition. Furthermore, since it is image led, they definitely have the advantage over Quality Newspapers as the audience tends to look out for huge images for front covers which attracts them instead of numerous lines of text which the audience tend to avoid.
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