The Influence of The Media: A comparison between Broadsheets and Tabloids

Characteristics of Broadsheets and Tabloids

Articles Accessed

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2396290.ece &
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/5221322/Manchester-United-survive-first-half-scare-then-destroy-Spurs.html

 

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO ARTICLES BOTH ON THE MAN UTD GAME

TABLOID	BROADSHEET
Heading: “Simply Ronbelievable”	Heading: “Manchester United survive first half scare then destroy Spurs.”
The heading is a combination of the word believable and Ronaldo. The attempt is to describe Ronaldo as unbelievable. The language is highly informal.	The heading is longer, more informative and provides an accurate description of the game.
Language: “Next up, Arsenal fasten your seatbelts” “Nothing can stop United now”	Language: “seemingly unable...”
The language is biased and obviously is in the favour of Manchester United.	The language is cautious and suggests that other possibilities exist.

 

Broadsheets	Tabloids
-          Common newspaper format	-          11 x 17 inches
-          11 x 20 inches	-          Narrower than common newspapers
-          New York Times, The Gaurdian, The Independent, The Telegraph	-          The Sun, Daily Mail, The Enquirer
-          Sober Tone	-          Often emotive and use of slang
-          Unbiased opinion	-          Often sensationalised.
-          Simple black and white text	-          Often colourful

The New Referendum and The Welsh Assembly

Referendum:
A referendum is a ballot taken by the people to decide on a pressing matter that concerns the population as a whole.A referendum on the 3rd of March 2011 took place in Wales. The focal point of the referendum was to ascertain whether Wales should have the power to determine laws that affect Wales only. The result was in favour of the Wales making laws that only affected them.

The (BBC.UK) has conducted research which has indicated that twenty-two Welsh counties are advocates of change in save for one, namely Monmouthshire.
A positive vote will in effect give the Welsh Assembly direct powers in influencing direct law making policies.

Deputy First Minister and Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones said "To demand respect, you must first display self respect," . He further added that "Today we have done just that, and the rest of the world can now sit up and take notice of the fact that our small nation, here on the western edge of the continent of Europe, has demonstrated pride in who we are, and what we all stand for."(BBC.UK)

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said that it was turning point for Wales as now the Welsh government could decide on laws that are made within Wales and solely affected Wales.

This is defiantly a momentous occasion in Welsh history as to some extent it grants Wales a significant amount of independence from British Parliament.

Advantages and Disadvantages Of The European Union

European Union:

Advantages: Single market has increased competition and thus lowered prices for the European market.
No customs tax is required between member states in terms of transportation of goods.
Citizens are free to access all member states at their convenience.
Creation of jobs.
More available funds through collective contributions.
Stronger bargain power through in the International market.
Co-operative law enforcement agencies.

Disadvantages:
Excessive regulations may cause inefficiency and bureaucracy.
Concentration of power
Loss of sovereignty.

Notes on the Somali Language and the Contributions it's made to U.K culture.

Background: Somali was colonised by Italy. Most of the country is of Muslim faith and the majority can speak Italian for the above mentioned reason.

Somalis are one of the 1st African groups to have settled in Britain.

The first wave of Somali's came in the 19th century as seamen.

The second wave came in the 2nd world war because of its affiliation to Italy.

In recent times the civil war of the 80s led to Somali political refugees seeking asylum.

In the year 2000 a survey was conducted in London schools and the results showed that the Somali language was the 10th prevalent language in London schools.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE U.K CULTURE

To a great extent the Somali language and culture has influenced U.K culture. Examples of this include:

Music: Aar Maanta is a popular artist in London who merges a classic Somali with rock and hip hop. 

Media: There is also a BBC Somali Service which is broad casted globally in the Somali language. There are also Somali newspapers sold in Britain which do quite well. These include Kasomo, Jamhuuri and the Somali Voice.

Food: An abundance of Somali restaurants are in operation all over the U.K and are seemingly doing quite well.

www.somaliuk.com

TIME MANAGEMENT

Definition: Time management is the ability to make a conscious plan about the order and time allocated to specific tasks or objectives. Time management can be done on a day to day basis, a weekly basis and sometimes people even plan the way they will spend their time for an entire month.

Techniques:

• Set goals.
• Prioritise goals.
• Make a plan of action.
• Make a time table or a schedule.
• Never deviate from the time table or the schedule.
• Always allocate sufficient leisure time to the schedule.
• Always allocate sufficient recuperation time such as time for resting and sleeping.
• Always allocate sufficient exercise time to the schedule. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
• Healthy diet and eating 3 meals a day increases energy levels and subsequently productivity.
• Delegate or ask for assistance when time does not allow for a task to be completed instead of forgetting about it all together.

What May Affect My Quality of Life at Glamorgan University

Quality of life is understood to be the mental, physical,emotional and general well being of a person. It is often confused with standard of living which is a concept mainly based on an individual's income. Quality of life could be seen as measure of happiness.My quality of life at Glamorgan University may be affected by a multitude of factors. These factors include:

• The Environment: The weather seems to play a determining role in my quality of life. Due to the fact that I am accustomed to sunshine for over 10 months per year back in my home country, I find the more cloudy, gloomy weather in the U.K often makes me homesick.
• Sports: I find that playing sport generally makes me a happier person and I am pleased that Glamorgan offers such a wide range of sporting activities.
• Night-Life: Socialising and meeting knew people during my leisure time makes me a more relaxed and out going person. I find that Cardiff has a multitude of establishments that cater for this where as in my home country the establishments have a more older aged target market.
• Health: I find that the cold weather at times aggravates my heatlh conditions.
• Education: Education plays an important part in my quality of life because it can either provide stress and anxiety about dead lines or conversely provide mental stimulation of which i crave for.

The Origins of The Word "posh" and an Insight into Welfare in Botswana.

I shall begin this blog post by giving the reader an insight into the definition of the word myth. The word myth as defined by The Oxford Concise Dictionary (2009) is "a story, generally untrue or sensationalised of which is lent weight to by numerous repetition." It thus seems to be an adequate word to describe the origins of the word "posh" for they are numerous myths surrounding its derivation.

Perhaps the most popular myth about the origin of the word "posh" is that it is an acronym for "port out, starboard home." According to  (phrases.org.uk) the myth goes that Peninsula and Orient passenger vessels used to allocate the more affluent passengers the cabins on the port side of the ship when departing and the cabins on the starboard side of the ship when making the return journey. This was done because the port side offered more shade and a cooler breeze on the way out and conversely the starboard side did the same on the return journey. It is rumoured that the affluent passengers' luggage was marked "PO" and "SH" and consequently the word "posh" came into existence to describe the upper more affluent class.

However this origin of the word is discredited by (Oxforddictionaries.com) and is relegated to nothing but a myth. The reasons given are that the merger of words to make one word with the use of each words beginning letter (acronyms) is an occurrence that only emerged in the 20th century. In fact the word "posh" is grouped with other ludicrous meanings such as "golf" standing for "gentleman only, ladies forbidden" and "cop" standing for "constable on patrol." These are all dismissed as myths for these words were in existence decades before the trend of acronyms emerged. Researches are challenged to find any acronyms before the 1920s. It further goes on to point out that had the word been an acronym it would be spelt "P.O.S.H" as is convention for acronyms and abbreviations.

Perhaps a more plausible myth is that the word is derived from the Gypsy language of Romany. (worldwidewords) accredits the word "posh" to have meant half in the language but it later evolved to posh-houri which meant half a pence. The word than further evolved into slang terminology to describe money in general. It then progressed to meaning expensive, fancy or someone affluent or  someone living an affluent lifestyle.

The origin of the word posh remains an uncertainty with the port out, starboard home myth proving to be the most dominant.

Welfare in Botswana

1. The official retirement age in Botswana is 60 years.
2. The amount paid to old age pensioners is believed to be roughly P300 (Pula) a week which is equivalent to £30.
3. An unemployment allowance is afforded to the unemployed ( those who have no jobs but are actively seeking employment and have searched for employment within the past 4weeks) whereas disgruntled workers (those who have given up searching for a job and are unemployed) are afforded no allowance.
4. The following benefits exist in Botswana: 

•           Housing benefits
•           Sickness benefits
•           Death Grants
•           Education grants
•           Maternity grants are only awarded to the most needy.

5. Social workers exist in Botswana and are mostly regarded in a bad light. They come off as intrusive and invading family privacy.

6. SOS, UNICEF and Children with HIV foundation are some of the charities operating in Botswana. They all collect money through donations.

7. The Citizen's Entrepreneurial Development Agency can be compared to the Citizen's Advice Bureau as they provide advice on a multitude of topics such as reducing debt, how to start a business and a host of other topics aimed at empowering citizens.

8. Health care is provided free of charge at government health care facilities. However the facilities do not adequately cater for demand and often critical or serious cases are left unattended for extended periods sometimes with fatal consequences.

9. Family doctors are well paid in Botswana. They earn an average of P75 000, an equivalent of roughly £7 500.

10. A typical nurse's uniform in Botswana constitutes a white hat (usually with a cross insignia on it) and a white or blue dress similar to the ones usually portrayed in movies.

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12. Herbal remedies and traditional doctors (stereotyped as being witchcraft in modern times) are the popular alternatives to medicine in Botswana.