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1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

smaller, popular and tends to focus on sensational stories and softer news.

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?

larger, more niche and tends to focus on serious, harder news.

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?

Labour party, Daily Mirror

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?

Conservative party, The Times  

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years?

Whilst still popular, since the 1950s, there has been a gradual decline in newspaper sales due to TV news programmes and, more recently, the growth of digital news through websites and social media.

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

More than a third of the world’s population live in countries where there is no press freedom. Journalists are often imprisoned if they disagree with the Government, social media channels are not allowed, non-democratic countries often control access to information and employ state-run news organizations.

Extension task: Read this BBC website report on the impact of coronavirus on the newspaper industry. 

Which newspapers were worst hit by Covid-19? 

Which newspapers are trying to move their readers from print to digital? Why is the switch to digital attractive for newspaper companies?

Do you think most newspapers will survive the next 10 years? Why?