In this topic we are going to learn how to talk about newspapers and the news, compare different types of newspapers and discuss the power of communication and social media.
Traditionally, in the UK there have been two types of newspapers, tabloid and broadsheet:
These are some of the most popular tabloid newspapers:
British tabloids include: Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Record and The Sun.
Definition of tabloids:
- A newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines and photographs
- Sensational in a lurid or vulgar way.
These are some examples of British broadsheet newspapers:
Broadsheet newspapers:
- A large piece of paper printed on one side only with information; a broadside.
- A newspaper with a large format regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids.
The newspaper publishing market is changing enormously. There are now many free newspapers, including: Metro, City AM, Evening Standard and London Weekly. All of these are of a tabloid format. Additionally, many of the broadsheets are publishing in a smaller form, which has been traditionally associated with tabloids.
Follow this link for a complete list of newspapers in the United Kingdom
People in Britain love reading the newspaper. Visitors to London often comment on how many people are reading newspapers during their commute on the tube, buses and trains.
How about newspapers in the USA?
In the following link we can find a great source of information about the top ten US newspapers on The Internet and the US sources by región:
http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/USNewspapers/#.WLw62W8ixjp
