Newspapers Lesson 7

In this tabloid newspaper the daily mail depicts both The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle cradling their  bumps during mid pregnancy. However the paper decides to depict the two of them with vastly different opinions as it describes Kate as 'tenderly' cradling depicting her as a care, responsible mother, whilst the paper bashes and ostracizes Meghan as being Prideful and her actions being the result of either acting or vanity.




In the UK the press is regarded a free, it is regarded as free and is named the fourth estate. this is to ensure that all voices are heard equally and everyone gets a say, positive or negative. The press have a responsibility to alert and inform the public about major news and events eg scandals, sports matches, economic issues ect.
However this is not always the case as many newspapers have somewhat of an agenda towards certain political parties. We also know that certain newspaper owners tend to use their papers to voice their own political views such as Viscount Rothermere or Rupert Murdoch. This can lead to the public being directly influenced off of the opinions of billionaires.  
In fact, as much as 83.23% of the UK newspaper market is controlled by just 3 corporations, of which 60% are supporters of the conservative party. This is highly problematic as these papers will be the major source of news for most people in the country which means those people could easily be fend extremely bias views with every story published and every article read. This also means that the owners of these newspapers are able to control the majority of news stories, say what does and does not get published, which can completely restrict certain bits of information from the public.
Reach PLC is the only one of these corporations supporting the labour party, and whilst labour is the other end of the political spectrum to conservative, it is not the only other political party. Parties such as the liberal democrats, the Green party, the independence party and many other smaller parties make up the UK's political identity.


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