Discussion of TEXT 4. Headlines: "Heads you win".

12 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

"Facebook back tracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (TEXT 4). 

Reading and analysis of the article "Heads you win" by Ian Mayes (The Guardian). 

Headlines: deducing the language features of headlines (syntax, commonly used short words, and other headlinese rules) by doing exercises on pages 16-17.

Discussion of READING MATTERS TEXTS 2, 3, and 4.

10 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of three newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images: (a) "Are newspapers correct to use such shocking images on their front pages?" (TEXT 2); (b) "Photo Editors' Notebook: What makes the image of Omran Daqneesh extraordinary?" (TEXT 3); (c) "Facebook back tracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (TEXT 4) (to be continued Wednesday). 

The Front Page continued: the impact of words and photos in the printed press.

5 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

The impact of words and photos in the printed press: 

1. Reading and discussion of the HuffPost article "Refugee crisis media coverage highlights importance of words and how they are used" (READING MATTERS TEXT 1); 

2. Watching a TED talk: "Photos that changed the world".

3. Preparing to discuss three newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images: (a) "Are newspapers correct to use such shocking images on their front pages?" (TEXT 2); (b) "Photo Editors' Notebook: What makes the image of Omran Daqneesh extraordinary?" (TEXT 3); (c) "Facebook back tracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (TEXT 4). 

The front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued.

3 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Deducing the language features of the front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued: reporting on the analysis of the front page of a British tabloid and a quality paper. Summing up the main features of both types of newspapers front pages.  

Popular and quality press: deducing stylistic features of the front page.

29 Janeiro 2020, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Taking a look at the front page of British popular and quality papers:(a hands-on approach) deducing the stylistic features of the front page by comparing and contrasting the front page of a quality and a popular newspaper.