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Newspapers: The Times - Language and Representations

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  Here are your two CSP pages for The Times: The Times: Notes Media Language Language : The Times tends to attract an audience that is older and more traditional ( Conservative  politics), so the stories are targeted towards these values and beliefs to target their specific audience.  Mode of address : The Times employs a formal style with advanced language to reflect the needs/education level of the audience. Construction:  The Times uses some layout design techniques to attract its audience (sell lines, kickers, pugs).  There are usually not as many as The Mirror, though. Technical Codes:  Whilst The Times employs colour, it is much more understated than the tabloid Mirror.  More traditional fonts, styles and sizes reinforce this traditional symbolism. Conventions:  The Times observes more traditional codes and conventions than the Daily Mirror, with less direct address and a more formal, authoritative tone as if giving the reader less active pa...