Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Language and Representations

 1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support? Is there any evidence to support this in the CSP pages we have studied?

Labour party

2) How does the Daily Mirror represent the Post Office in the CSP pages? Why do you think they present them in this way?

The Daily Mirror typically represents powerful institutions like the Post Office (especially during the Horizon scandal negatively  portraying them as villains, big corporations that fail ordinary people

3) How is Fujitsu represented in the Daily Mirror CSP pages? Look particularly at the use of images on the front cover and the section on Fujitsu on the inside page. Give detailed answers with evidence from the CSP pages.

Baseline-Hints at the longevity of the news story original form 2010s- familiarity+ recognition for Daily mirrors readers. Masthead- Consistent nature of the newspaper `mirror` reflects British society.

4) How are the Conservative Party represented in the Daily Mirror? Again, provide evidence from the CSP pages to support your answers.

The Conservative Party is generally represented negatively in the Daily Mirror, portrayed as villainous, incompetent, and out of touch with working-class concerns, using dramatic language, satirical imagery like Boris Johnson and focusing on scandals to create a narrative of national collapse and corruption, thereby positioning the paper to align with its left-leaning readership.

5) Read the main articles on the inside pages. How are different people, groups and organisations represented in the Daily Mirror? Does this reinforce or subvert the stereotypes we usually see in the media?

The Daily Mirror represents people and groups through a left-wing, working-class lens, often portraying the powerful (like politicians) negatively and "ordinary people" (struggling families, celebrities, sports figures) relatabily, using binary oppositions,

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