Key terms & Examples
Sensationalism - The reporting style of the tabloid press, The first stage in sensationalism is choosing stories dealing mainly with sex, violence crime and other vivid material. The stories are then presented through graphic images and exaggerated through simple colloquial language. The overall effect is dramatic, bold and eye catching. Example's- Ryan Giggs affair with his brothers wife, cover consists of colloquial language, big and bold text to add affect and to make a statement. Another example of Sensation - alism in Print would be 'Frankie Cocozza's sex and drug binge' These stories are being shown on the front covers of daily news-paper to give a negative representation of the celebrities in the story and to cause controversy within the media and the people who are in the story. It also could possibly increase the amount of copies brought as it is a shocking issue, also as we are a very celebrity orientated culture we are interested in celebrities and their lives.
Libel - The puplication of untrue and defamatory,offensive or insulting statements about individuals. People in the public eye have being awarded large sums of money in court after suing newspaper for libel ( printing untrue stories in the papers). For example - The News International phone-hacking scandal, it was an ongoing controversy involving the News of the World and other British tabloid newspapers published by News International. Employees of the newspaper were accused of engaging in phone hacking and police bribery. Investigations conducted from 2005–2007 concluded that the paper's phone hacking activities were limited to celebrities, politicians and members of the British Royal Family. However, in July 2011, it was revealed that the phones of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, relatives of deceased British soldiers, and victims of the 7/7 London bombings were also accessed, resulting in a public outcry against News Corporation and owner Rupert Murdoch. Advertiser boycotts contributed to the closure of the News of the World on 10 July, ending 168 years of publication.
Inaccurate reporting - When an artile contains details that are not true, for example, an exaggeration of what really happened, made up detail, figures and images to help create a story. An example of Inaccurate reporting would this image of David Beckham looking at the basketball cheerleaders in the US, this one harmless image got put in the media and got made to be something it isnt, simple to create a story."Does this explain why David Beckham is suddenly such a big basketball fan?David Beckham has become regular at NBA games in recent weeks - and it appears the slam dunks aren't the only attraction. Thfe football star was caught soaking up the view from his front row seats directly in front of a team of scantily clad cheerleaders" - Daily Mail
Offensive material - something that is offensive, upsets of embarrasses people and specifically celebrities. As it is rude or insulting or makes the person look a particular way. It causes anger and annoyance, for example, an article or a photograph published to either cause shock, embarrassment and disgust. An example of this would be a image of "Christina Aguilera reveals fake tan streaks on her Dirrty legs at the funeral of Etta James - Christina Aguilera must have been feeling the pressure of performing at the funeral of soul legend Etta James.The Dirrty singer was left red faced after a very unusual malfunction at the star studded farewell at the Bishop Noel Jones City of Refuge in Gardena, California. It wasn't just the 31 year-old's eyes that were running as she sang. It appeared Miss Aguilera was aware that something was awry as she attempted to subtly wipe her legs with the sleeve of her jacket just before she began to sing" - Daily Mail
Chequebook Journalism - The practise of securing exclusive rights to material for newspaper stores by paying a high price for it, regardless of any moral implications such as paying people to boast of criminal or morally reprehensible activities. A typically example of Chequebook Journalism (made up) "John Terry's cleaner takes him to court over a racist comment, but the case gets thrown out so the cleaner sells the story to the papers to gain publicity etc.
Privacy and Paparazzi - The privacy of individuals can be threatened by journalists and paparazzi photographer's. Paparazzi are freelance photographers who doggedly pursue celebrities to take candid pictures and sells them to magazines and newspapers. A example of this would be PC Rathbones, a officer left blind after attack from 'Raoul Moat', his divorce and possible affair that was put unwillingly into the public eye and newspaper. This of course made matters worse than it was already and sopposibly lead him tragically to his sucidal death.
Negative Representations - When an individual, group or religion or country are showed in a bad and negative way in the media. This may be unjustified or bias,with no evidence to support the representation. A perfect example of negative representations within the media would be the London Riots.
Between 6 and 10 August 2011, several London boroughs and districts of cities and towns across England suffered widespread rioting, looting and arson.The first night of rioting took place on 6 August 2011 after a peaceful protest in Tottenham, following the death of Mark Duggan, a local man from the area, who was shot dead by police on 4 August 2011. Police failed to notify Duggan's family of his death and no senior police officer was available to meet the protest, creating anger at perceived disrespect. The immediate spark for violence was when large numbers of police arrived to disperse the demonstration and a 16-year old girl, who police claim was brandishing a bottle, was pushed and allegedly punched by several officers. Several clashes with police, along with the damage of police vehicles, magistrates' court, a double-decker bus, homes and businesses, began gaining attention from the media.The riots were characterised by rampant looting and arson attacks of unprecedented levels.There were a total 3,443 crimes across London linked to the disorder, along with the five deaths, at least 16 others were injured as a direct result of related violent acts and an estimated £200 million worth of property damage
Public Right to know - Journalists and editors are always deciding what the general public need to know, what is their right to know. Sometimes this includes stories about private lives of others, which newspapers say are in the public's interest to know.
Censorship - the "control of the information and ideas circulated within a society" Censorship is shown through plays, books, , films, television, radio, news reports and music videos which are cut out due to offensive, inappropriate or explicit material. Examples of Censorship is swearing and nudity within music videos, programmes or film, depending on the time of day and/or channel.
Negative Representations - When an individual, group or religion or country are showed in a bad and negative way in the media. This may be unjustified or bias,with no evidence to support the representation. A perfect example of negative representations within the media would be the London Riots.
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| London Riots. |
Between 6 and 10 August 2011, several London boroughs and districts of cities and towns across England suffered widespread rioting, looting and arson.The first night of rioting took place on 6 August 2011 after a peaceful protest in Tottenham, following the death of Mark Duggan, a local man from the area, who was shot dead by police on 4 August 2011. Police failed to notify Duggan's family of his death and no senior police officer was available to meet the protest, creating anger at perceived disrespect. The immediate spark for violence was when large numbers of police arrived to disperse the demonstration and a 16-year old girl, who police claim was brandishing a bottle, was pushed and allegedly punched by several officers. Several clashes with police, along with the damage of police vehicles, magistrates' court, a double-decker bus, homes and businesses, began gaining attention from the media.The riots were characterised by rampant looting and arson attacks of unprecedented levels.There were a total 3,443 crimes across London linked to the disorder, along with the five deaths, at least 16 others were injured as a direct result of related violent acts and an estimated £200 million worth of property damage
Public Right to know - Journalists and editors are always deciding what the general public need to know, what is their right to know. Sometimes this includes stories about private lives of others, which newspapers say are in the public's interest to know.
Censorship - the "control of the information and ideas circulated within a society" Censorship is shown through plays, books, , films, television, radio, news reports and music videos which are cut out due to offensive, inappropriate or explicit material. Examples of Censorship is swearing and nudity within music videos, programmes or film, depending on the time of day and/or channel.
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