The times - language and representations

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 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers?

  • a story about a row with French President Emmanuel Macron. Also prioritises Prime Minister Boris Johnson's message for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.


2) List the other news stories and kickers on the front page of the Times CSP edition. Why do you think the Times selected these for the front page?

  • Kicker focuses on the super rich and their struggles to find staff. This is sympathetic to very rich people and also suggests to Times readers that the super rich are important and should feature on the front cover.


3) What is the main story on the inside page of the Times CSP edition and how is it constructed to appeal to Times readers? 
  • Climate change story is surprising and subverts what we might normally expect in the Times. The headline is sympathetic to young people and suggests they are 'right to be angry'. 
4) How are the Times front and inside pages designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions?

  • Image shows Alok Sharma (Conservative) as powerful and authoritative with low-angle shot and globe in background.
  • Second story is about travel delays due to a storm - a link to extreme weather and climate change.
  • Main image has an advert in the background saying 'No time for delays' - this is a joke (the passengers are all delayed) but also a reference to Boris Johnson's message to COP26. 
  • this attracts their upper middle class audience 

5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs?


  • 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. 

  •  The Times employs a formal style with advanced language to reflect the needs/education level of the audience.




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