Introduction to Newspapers

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 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

-Soft news, major news, showbiz, gossip, entertainment 

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?
-Hard news, politics, international, culture, sport

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?

-Support labour party, more interested in soft news

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?
-Support conservative party, more interested in hard news

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years?
-The rise of social media and internet, people prefer to read/ watch the news online as it is easily accessible and free

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