Newspaper- Lesson 1- worksheet

By the end of today’s lesson you should understand and be able to define the following terms:

  • Circulation- count of how many copies of a particular publication are distributed 
  • Readership- an estimate of how many readers a publication has 
  • Left wing- support those who cannot help themselves/ idealists and believe in equality 
  • Right wing- value tradition/ believe in economic freedom/ believe that we should all look after ourselves 
  • Tabloid- popular newspapers/ they write short stories using simple language/ they have read masthead and report on politics, international news but mainly tend to include celebrity gossip 
  • Broadsheet- quality newspapers/ the style of writing include long sentences and paragraphs and in-depth analysis/ have higher newspaper content but lower circulation 


Answer the following questions using the material sent to you.


  1. By what percentage has circulation for the Sunday Mirror decreased?

- by -16.3 %


  1. Which UK paper had the highest circulation figures as of 2019?

- The Sun with over 1.3 million copies 


  1. Which paper had the highest circulation figures- The Times or The Mirror?

- The Times 


  1. Which paper is more left wing, The Mirror or The Times?

- The Mirror


  1. What is one of the ten most recognisably left wing views?

- Believing that the minimum wage in UK is too low 


  1. What is one of the ten most recognisably right wing views?

- tighter restriction on immigrants 


  1. Most Mirror readers make up which age group?

-65 + years old readers  > print 


  1. Most Mirror readers make up which socio demographic group?

- ABC1C2 Adults 

9.  Most Times readers make up which age group?

- 65+ years old readers  > print 


10. Most Times readers make up which socio demographic group?

  • ABC1 Adults and  ABC1C2 Adults


  • 11. Which news values do you think were met by the Brexit story? Explain your answer.
  • Immediacy - The Brexit news and deals happened recently-  1st January and the story is still relevant new 
  • Familiarity- The Brexit is close linked with the Britains population and the relationship between UK and the European Union 
  • Amplitude- It involves a big number of people- Britain and EU population
  • Predictability- The Brexit news story is topical from while ago, from 2016 referendum to now days 
  • Continuity- This story already has been defined in the media spectrums 

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