Newspaper Comparison

Nowadays, the media has many methods of reporting news to the public. Newspaper has been one of the best to deliver a wide range of local and international affairs. As usual, there appear to be some newspaper that have more proficiency than others. This blog will compare a newspaper with a tabloid in several aspects.

Aspects of Comparison	The Telegraph	Mirror
Language	The author used a set of formal vocabulary such as: “Cost of a child hits record £222,000”, “…raising a child…”, “…nursery care…”.	The author often used informal vocabulary and phrasal verbs throughout the article such as: “The cost has rocketed to £222,000…”, “...bring up…”, “…darling…”, “…babysitting…”.
Content details	More detailed information and estimations about the in the future. Examples: “… this is set to reach £350,000 by 2023 if costs continue to increase…”, “…London (£239,123), the South East (£237,233) and the East of England (£233,363) have remained the three most expensive places to raise children.”	The text is quite short and concise. Basic information are included. Example:  “… £19,270 feeding one child and £16,195 on holidays…”, “The most expensive area to raise children is still London at £239,123.”
References used in the article	Supported by three references are used. Two are in-text and one is a direct quote. “…LV='s annual Cost of a Child Report show that…” “According to LV=, more than four…” “…said Mark Jones, head of protection at LV=” <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->	Supported by two references are used. One is in-text and one as a direct quote. “…according to the Cost of a Child report.” “Mark Jones, for LV=, said…”
Visual images	One large focused picture of a child and his mother kissing him is displayed for the main topic.	One large picture for different ethnicities of children.

Bibliography

Gammell, K. (2013) ‘Cost of a child hits record £222,000’, The Telegraph, 24 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/9823143/Cost-of-raising-a-child-hits-record-222000.html (Accessed: 24 January 2013).

Sayid, Ruki. (2013) ‘Baby boom: Cost of raising a child rockets by 58% in a decade’, Mirror, 24 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/cost-of-a-child-report-222000-to-bring-1552229 (Accessed: 24 January 2013).