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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? 2) List the other news stories and kickers on the front page of the Times CSP edition. Why do you think the Times selected these for the front page? 3) What is the main story on the inside page of the Times CSP edition and how is it constructed to appeal to Times readers?  4) How are the Times front and inside pages designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? 5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs? Representations 1)  What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the main story on the front page? 2) What representations of Britain can be found on the front of the Times? 3) How are the super rich represented on the Times front page ? 4) How is climate change represented as an issue in the Times? Are there similarities or differences with how it is represent

The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

  The Times - Introduction: blog tasks Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? it began in 1785 and started adopting its modern name on the 1 January 1788 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? The Register 3) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? Rupert Murdoch 4) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why?  digital subscription so they can have a sustainable future for a journalism 5) What was  The Times  named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?   Britain's most trusted national newspaper  6) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about  The Times  and newspaper regulation? they take negative into action by creating IPSO which allows them to discard negative comments or complaints and deleting them 7) What does the section on Ownershi