Comparison between Tabloids and Quality Papers: A Research Based on two Articles about a Schoolhouse Shooting in "The Sun" and "The Guardian"

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Comparative Literature, grade: 1.7, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: In the United Kingdom there are mainly two types of newspapers, namely the Quality Papers and the Tabloids. The question is in how far these two types of newspapers differ from each other, if they differ at all, and what the differences are, if any. How are Tabloids and Quality Papers defined and do they only differ in appearance or in content, too? To answer all these questions it is important to first give a definition of both newspapers and then to compare a typical Tabloid with a typical Quality Paper to make these distinctions obvious. To come to a clear conclusion it is important to focus on main aspects such as layout, language and reliability or seriousness.