The Times - Language and Representations

 Language

1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition?

The main story is Gary Lineaker and if he should come back as a football coach.

2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it? 

The Times is hard news and is not in favour  of gary lineaker 

3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions?

Masthead,Pug,slogan

4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper? 

Hard news,colour scheme 

Representations

1) How does the Times represent Gary Lineker and the BBC bosses in the CSP pages?

other Bbc bosses are in favour of Gary lineaker and support him for his beliefs and views.

3) What does the word 'scab' refer to and how does this create a representation of striking workers? 

'scab' - insult to gary lineaker 

4) What representation of the BBC can be found in the CSP pages of the Times? What does Times owner Rupert Murdoch think of the BBC?

The BBC presenters are represented in a negative way for supporting gary lineaker and leaving the show.

5) What opinion would Times readers be likely to have about Gary Lineker and the BBC from reading these pages?

At first some people would not be in favour of Gary Lineaker but however due to the supporters of many BBC members people would change their views and support him 





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