key word/theme/question
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patriotism –
racial superiority –
military –
personal social values –
land –
right to abortion –
class differentiation –
key word/theme/question | Daily Mail (textual evidence) | Daily Mail (institutional evidence) | The I (textual evidence) | The I (institutional evidence) |
class differentiation | ||||
patriotism | Front Cover – Headline– ‘Joyous Jubilee’ – support for royal family P4 – ‘Our beacon of duty and service’ – | |||
racial superiority | ||||
politics (conservative) | P23 – Subhead– ‘Ousting PM…nothing less than insanity’ – This tells me the Daily Mail are favourable towards Boris Johnson. To be clear Johnson is PM of Conservative party which is authoritarian. | Lord Rothermere was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards them in the early 1930s. (Support of fascism: 1930–1934) Rothermere and the Mail were also editorially sympathetic to Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists. | Front cover ‘Johnson future turning toxic for Tories’ seems to be against Conservative / Boris Johnson | In the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, the i chose not to endorse a political party. Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, a centrist party, is a fortnightly columnist for the i. His column usually features in the “My View” comment section of the paper. During the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, held in June 2016, the paper chose not to declare for either “leave” or “remain”, unlike a majority of other British newspapers who came out for either side of the debate. |
military | The paper has been known for its independent editorial stance and coverage of foreign news, such as the Dreyfus affair in France (1894–1906) and the South African War (1899–1902). | P17– ‘Britain send long-range arms for the first time’ | ||
personal social values | ||||
land | ||||
right to abortion |
Daily Mail Facts
- Published in London
- Founded in 1896 by Alfred Harmsworth, later 1st Viscount Northcliffe and his brother Harold (later Viscount Rothermere)
- The paper has been known for its independent editorial stance and coverage of foreign news, such as the Dreyfus affair in France (1894–1906) and the South African War (1899–1902).
- A survey in 2014 found the average age of its readers was 58
- It has a majority female readership, with women making up 52–55% of its readers.
- Lord Rothermere was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards them in the early 1930s. (Support of fascism: 1930–1934)
- Rothermere and the Mail were also editorially sympathetic to Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists.
The I facts
- The i is a British national morning paper published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust and distributed across the United Kingdom.
- Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, a centrist party, is a fortnightly columnist for the i. His column usually features in the “My View” comment section of the paper.
- During the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, held in June 2016, the paper chose not to declare for either “leave” or “remain”, unlike a majority of other British newspapers who came out for either side of the debate.
- In the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, the i chose not to endorse a political party.
- The paper is understood to be highly regarded by many journalists, especially the former employees of The Independent who had worked on the title. Since being named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2015 News Awards,[36] the i has also gone on to win and be shortlisted for numerous awards in the UK.
- The i was also found in a 2018 poll to be the second-most trusted news brand in the UK after The Guardian.