The Times: Language and Representations

Language:

1) The main story on the cover of The Times CSP edition is about the risk of climate change and political leaders at COP26. This may appeal to readers as they are in favour of these political leaders and support their beliefs and ideas.

2) The kicker focuses on the super rich and their struggles to find staff. This is sympathetic to very rich people, also suggesting to Times readers that the upper-class are important and should feature on the front cover. It also reflects the Times' position as patriotic and a traditional supporter of the Conservative party, with a story about a row with French President Emmanuel Macron.

3) The climate change story is surprising and subverts what is usually expected of the Times. The headline is commiserating to young people and suggests that they are 'right to be angry'. The image depicts Alok Sharma (Conservative) as powerful and authoritative with a low-angle shot and the globe in the background. The second story is about travel delays due to a storm - a link to extreme weather and climate change. The main image has an advert in the background saying 'No time for delays' - this is satirical (the passengers are all delayed) but also a reference to Boris Johnson's message to COP26.

4) The Times front cover and inside pages reflect a typical broadsheet newspaper through the distribution of text and images. For example, the page is dominated with miniscule text and fewer pictures, as opposed to that of a tabloid newspaper. This is because it focuses more on hard news, and it also includes more advanced language.

5) The news stories convey The Times newspaper as right-wing and in favour of the Conservative Party. This is evident due to their clear support of the political leaders such as the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as many others.

Representations:

1) The Conservative Party is represented on The Times front cover through the pug (the image of Boris Johnson), which portrays him as reliable and authoritative, as well as the article which follows it displaying support of his speech.

2) Britain is represented on the front cover of The Times through the kicker, which demonstrates those higher up in society. Aside from this, there is also a small section about the Queen along the bottom, which serves as familiarity as it is culturally close to us in Britain.

3) The super rich are depicted on the front page through the kicker which speaks upon the crisis of the lack of staffing for upper-class families. This further accentuates the desired target audience for The Times.

4) Climate change is represented as an issue in both The Times and The Daily Mirror, though they are expressed relatively differently. In The Times, Boris Johnson is commended for speaking out upon the issue and is made to appear as dependable, though The Daily Mirror proves to do the opposite; opting to convey him in a hostile manner. Also, The Daily Mirror includes the views of non-political leaders, instead showing environmental protestors such as Greta Thunberg, which implies that The Daily Mirror is more concerned about the interests of normal, lower-class people rather than upper-class members of society.

5) Representations of young people are conveyed through the inside pages of The Times newspaper. Their resentment is openly expressed through the voice of Alok Sharma, due to many flight delays which may have impacted them immensely.