Monday 24 September 2018

Weekly Media News - Mail Online

1) Provide the title and weblink
Woman boxer dubbed 'The Secret Assassin' beat schoolgirl aged ELEVEN - but dodges jail with a £120 fine
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6188373/Teenage-girl-13-left-covered-blood-beaten-friends-BOXER-mother.html

2)Include a relevant image, graphic or screenshot;
Kiesha Schofield
3)Summarise the story in your own words: is this is an example ofhard news or soft news?
This story talks about how a 13 year old girl was assaulted by another mother which has experience in boxing and in assaulting other people. The woman who assaulted the girl has gotten away with it as well as other crimes she has committed in the past. This would be considered soft news.4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This story is an example of clickbait and therefore appeals to an audience as a story that may be considered 'out of the ordinary'. This is because assaults on children are looked down apon by society and the fact that the mother who assaulted the young girl has managed to get away with it, surprises the audience, creating an effect clickbait news story.

5)Comment on the story: to what extent does it reflect the values and ideologies of the newspaper? Is this an example of quality journalism or simply clickbait
This story doesn't reflect the ideologies of the newspaper however this is an example of clickbait. The article uses pictures of a bloody child in order to generate more 'clicks' as well as key words such as 'secret assassin' in order to exaggerate the story and create a more dramatic story. 

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