CRIME AND THE MEDIA A comparative study of two UK national newspapers Introduction A comparative study of two media forms such as newspapers is conducted using a simple systematic approach. This approach involves taking sections of the articles within the newspaper and analysing them on various factors such as imagery, context, lexis, grammar and linguistics. We understand imagery to be any form of graphical information, context as the main story and the principle ideas it …
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…structure or layout of articles which convey different views and opinions about the criminal event itself, the victim or the suspect. References: Clarke, Stephen & Sinker, John (1992) Modes of Writing: Arguments. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Davies, Malcolm; Croall, Hazel & Tyrer, Jane (1998) Criminal Justice: An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales. Longman: London. Freeborn, Dennis (1986) Varieties of English: An Introduction To The Study of Language. Macmillan Education Ltd: London.