Introduction to Newspapers

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

Celebrity gossip, sports 

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

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read?

Labour party

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

Conservative party 

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years?

Because of the rise of the internet and technology

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

Informing Citizens for Democratic Participation

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