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The impact of words in the printed press: TEXT 2. Headlines: TEXT 10a.

8 Fevereiro 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

1. The impact of words in the printed press: Reading and discussion of the HuffPost article "Refugee crisis media coverage highlights importance of words and how they are used" (TEXT 2). 

2. Headlines: Reading the article "Heads you win" by Ian Mayes (The Guardian) (TEXT 10a).

HOMEWORK: Do the exercises on pages 18-19. The answers will be checked next lesson.

The main features of both types of newspapers front pages continued.

5 Fevereiro 2024, 09:30 • 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.

HOMEWORK: Read TEXT 2.

Deducing the language features of the front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued.

1 Fevereiro 2024, 09:30 • 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. 

The Front Page language features: a popular paper vs a quality paper.

29 Janeiro 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Analysing the front page of British popular and quality papers: deducing the stylistic features of the front page by comparing and contrasting the front page of a quality and a popular newspaper.

(a) Analysing the front pages of a pair of British newspapers - a quality paper vs a popular paper.

(b) Comparing and contrasting the two front pages by answering the questions on page 14 of the English for the Media Workbook transcribed below. 

Choose what you think is the lead story on each of the front pages. Give reasons for your choice.

  1. What comments can you make about headline sizes and types on the two front pages?
  2. How are the front pages different from or similar to each other? 
  3. Compare the number and size of advertisements and pictures, the amount of space given to national vs. international news, etc.
  4. What kind of news do editors think it worthy of the front page?
  5. Comment on the ways in which front-page editors tempt readers to buy the two papers.

News terminology. How journalists write (TEXT 1).

25 Janeiro 2024, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Getting to know the students continued.

News terminology: The Guardian Front Page - skyline, masthead, headline, byline, standfirst, body text, standalone, caption, turn, edition dots, crosshead (see the Appended Materials section of the Course book). 

Reading of TEXT 1, “How journalists write”.