Blog Tasks: The Times - Language and Representations

Language


1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers?
the main story on the front cover is the post office scandal adn the time readers are sttarcted to the news since this efects majorrity of people since the post office is very established.
2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it? 
the times is biased and is against the post office and they present y calling the post office a scandal.
3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions?
the times observes more  traditonal codes and convention white less slang of sorts and more formal writing and less imagies .
4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper? 
the inside pages of the times broadsheet are a broadsheet newspaper because it has alot of wrting contrasting from a tabloid.
5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs? a close analaysis  of the times political views are displayed when they go against big british names like the ceo of the post office.,

Representations

1) How does the Times represent the Post Office workers and Fujitsu in the CSP pages?

presents post office workers as the main victims and protagonists and then Fujitsu as responsible. 
2) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the CSP pages of the Times?
the resprention of the overseas failure 
3) Consider the subheading about Vennells "Vennells faces call..." - How does this newspaper present her involvement in this story?  presnted with pressured and blame.

4) What representation of Fujitsu can be found in the CSP pages of the Times? What does The Times journalist think of Fujitsu and Horizon's role in this scandal?  there are guily as of the "scandal"

5) What opinion would Times readers be likely to have about Vennells, the Post Office workers and Fujitsu from reading these pages the time readers would have symptahy for the for the people that were innocent and still got in trouble howver they will be against the fujistu as they are con artists and they would have a somehwat neutral view on the post ofice workers.

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