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One of the more controversial talking points among young people is drinking. When is the right time to start drinking? What are young teens’ attitudes towards drinking? What influences so many young people to drink? What are the health risks of drinking at this age? And how do underage drinkers get alcohol?
It is no secret that the majority of young people, aged 11 and upwards have consumed alcohol at some point in their life. The frequency in which they do this of course varies, with some drinking alcohol multiple times a day, some drinking alcohol around once a week, and some only drinking alcohol on special occasions. But still, one thing remains certain, almost all young people drink, and this is, for the most part, accepted by a large proportion of society. Where drugs are consistently frowned upon, drinking is accepted and sometimes even encouraged in young people. “Better to start them young” is a reason given by many parents across Britain when it comes to allowing their children to consume alcohol. And this is interesting given the known health risks which come with drinking at an early age. Young people’s typically lower body weight and limited ability to process (or ‘metabolise’) alcohol mean they can become dangerously intoxicated very quickly. This puts young people at increased risk of alcohol poisoning, which can be extremely dangerous, as alcohol poisoning seriously affects the parts of the brain that control balance and speech, as well as the nerves that control breathing and heartbeat. It can stop their gag reflex from working, putting them at serious risk of choking to death, especially if they vomit. Drinking at all ages is bad for health, although, drinking at an early age (teens) is especially bad, because it can negatively effect brain development and lead to long-term health issues such as, high blood pressure, stroke, pancreatitis, liver disease, liver cancer, mouth cancer, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer. Additionally, heavy alcohol use at an early age can cause individuals to crave that feeling of ‘escapism’, and this can in some circumstances increase the likelihood of issues regarding addiction in later life. This information is pretty much common knowledge. It is taught by schools, reverberated by parents, and even plastered on beer cans. Howver still, the rate at which young people consume alcohol remains incredibly high. The reasons for this are simple: experiences. A young person (who will remain anonymous) described drinking as ‘one of the things they look forward to the most’ and admitted that ‘some of the best memories of their life’ came whilst under the influence of alcohol. In addition, in a local survey of over 100 teens conducted by the Hautlieu Times, over 90% of them said they had a positive opinion of drinking, and the general consensus was that drinking is an activity which brings out more good than bad. The reason for this is that alcohol, despite its obvious health issues, does give people feelings of euphoria. People may experience a burst of energy and a boost in confidence. Others report feeling adventurous or even fearless. Often the positives of alcohol are ignored, and this gives an unfair reflection of alcohol as a whole. There is still a reason why around 60% of people aged 15-17 have drunk alcohol in the past month. Drinking is often seen as something which helps people form bonds and connections. Often, people claim that some of their closest friendships are ones which come as a result of drinking, and this makes alcohol an attractive commodity.
How young people get alcohol is always an adventure. Fake ID’s are as prevalent as ever, and it is estimated that around 75,000 fake ID’s are sold in the UK every year. Additionally, enhanced technology makes creating realistic ID’s easier than ever, and as a result, it is getting harder and harder to spot drinkers that are underage. Even without a fake ID, it is still hard to spot whose underage and who isn’t. This is shown excellently in a video by the YouTube channel, Jubille, which featured bartenders trying to guess who was overage or who wasn’t. They only had about a 55% success rate. As a result, often unerage drinkers are able to get served clubs and bars. Even when it is clear that a supposed drinker is underage, sometimes they will still get served. For instance, numerous teens that the Hautlieu Times interviewed stated that some corner shops would allow them to buy alcohol despite knowing they were underage.
In terms of answer the question posed in the title of this article… whilst unerage driunking is absolutely not ‘harmless’ fun, there is an argument to say that it is fun, and this makes determining the rightness or wrongness of alcohgol incredibly hard. Although alcohol at any ages (especially under 18) is actively discouraged, the memories and friendships gained as a result make it a hard to stop poeple from drinking it. The key of course is education. If teenagers (and adults) learn to drink alcohol more moderately (once a month treat or less), then the national alcohol problem will be much less severe. Young people know the negative effects of alcohol, but it is possible they don’t know just how negatively it can effect people. It is important they know.
Newspaper Essay
Ideology can be defined as a collection of values and beliefs. To what extent do media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world? You should refer to your newspaper Close Study Products, The i and The Daily Mail.
Media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world. Media products such as newspapers create a view or opinion which transfers to the variety of audiences. For example, popular newspapers such as The Daily Mail and ‘The I’ feed audiences with opinions and critical views on subject matters to almost control the belief of each individual reading, potentially leading to a right- or left-wing audience. Left-wing is a political belief of social equality and egalitarianism. Those who follow left-wing politics are often in opposition to the social hierarchy and are seen as a libertarian. Libertarians seek to maximise autonomy and political freedom and minimise the state’s violation of individual liberties. Whereas right-wing politics support of the view that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, desirable and regular. Right-wing typically supports this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authority, and tradition. Ordinarily, the supporters are authoritarians, meaning the strict rules and laws put into force by those of hierarchy and power to eliminate personal freedom of those with less freedom of speech.
The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, owned by the DMGT with the current chairmen and controlling shareholder Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere. The Daily Mail presents itself as a neutral supporter of all political parties however, this is not shown through textual evidence. For example, on page 18 of the newspaper, the paper mentions, ‘The Truth is that Boris Johnson is by a country mile the best person to lead the Tory government’, this links to the theorist Noam Chomsky, also known as ‘The father of modern linguistics’. Chomsky claimed that the media is hand in hand with the government and supports the association that the government dominants the media, giving the media what the government wants the audiences to read. The five filters of mass media relate to Noam Chomsky’s claim and the quote through the first mass media filter known as ‘Structures of Ownership’, meaning media conglomerates are mostly owned by bigger companies with the same end goal such as profit. Profit controls and misleads companies into pushing anything that provides them with this resource. The Daily Mail and the prime minister, Boris Johnson may have a mutual agreement and could be the reasoning to why the newspaper speaks highly of the government.
‘The I’ is a British national morning paper which was originally owned by the JPIMedia, but since 29th November 2019, the JPIMedia sold the newspaper to The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) and ‘The I’ is now published in London by the DMGT. ‘The i’ could be represented as the opposition to The Daily Mail and can be seen as a technique used to please those in belief of left-wing politics. In relation to The Daily Mail, on page 20 of ‘The I’, ‘The thought of Boris Johnson or someone equally embarrassing representing us as head of state’ suggests that the editors of ‘The I” may believe in the freedom from hierarchy’s and do not allow themselves to be controlled through government sources. On top of that, in the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, ‘The I’ chose not to endorse a political party, showing audiences that the newspaper does not have a political view. Further to this, on page 20, ‘Thank you to Michael Day for saying what needed to be said about the oppressive Israeli state’, advocates that newspapers don’t mention critical and own views on subject matters, as well as speaking the voice of the readers. This shows, theorist, Jurgen Habermas, work on the public sphere, through the spread of communication. The German philosopher and sociologist work introduces communicative rationality and the public sphere. He argued that the growth in newspapers, journals, reading clubs, Masonic lodges and coffeehouses in 18th century Europe marked the gradual replacement of “representational” culture. In conclusion, both newspapers, ‘The I’ and The Daily Mail construct ideas and views upon the target audiences through the language and techniques used, specifically regarding political views.
Newspaper essay
IDEOLOGY CAN BE DEFINED AS A COLLECTION OF VALUES AND BELIEFS. TO WHAT EXTENT DO MEDIA PRODUCTS TARGET AUDIENCES BY CONSTRUCTING AN IDEOLOGICAL VIEW OF THE WORLD? YOU SHOULD REFER TO YOUR NEWSPAPER CLOSE STUDY PRODUCTS, THE I AND THE DAILY MAIL
Plan:
Intro- key terms
P1 introduce The daily mail and The i
P2 media regulation livingstone and lunt, hesmondhalgh
p3 audience has an ideology which newspaper enforcesd
In this essay I will be discussing how the CSPs of The Daily Mail and The I link to how media products target audiences by constructing a ideological view of the world. Ideology is defined as a collection of values of beliefs. I believe that The Daily Mail and The I create their ideologies through their positioning on the political compass. However to some extent the audience could be seen to influence their ideologies on the newspapers.
Firstly The Daily Mail can be seen as a right wing which supports a libertarian view in politics. This means that it fights for political freedom and minimise the states violation of individual’s liberties. These views can be seen through the Daily Mail’s edit on the 6th June where one of the headlines stated that “Only Starmer gains from this clueless plot” which suggest that Labour will gain from Conservative divisions over Boris and they are happy about this.
Further more, The Daily Mail is owned by The Daily Mail and General Trust and the current chairman is Jonathon Harmsworth. Previously, Harmsworth (Lord Rothermere) was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards them in the early 1930s. So showed the ideology of the Nazi party to construct an audience which were intrigued in what and why the Nazis were doing the things they were. This aimed to reach the dominated and possibly the negotiated reader as Stuart Hall would suggest because it wants to attract those who want to find out more about what was going on during the 1930’s.
Additionally, The Daily Mail also constructs an ideology of patriotism to target their audience of white, middle-class older men. This can be seen through the title of the front cover which states “joyous jubilee” showing that they are in support of the royals and proud to be apart of the celebrations and being British.
Perhaps some people may suggest that the newspaper influences their readers ideologies which can be seen when Martin Rowson created a cartoon about a van advertising The Daily Mail driving into a mosque influenced by a recent attack showing their position of their views on this attack. It implies there is a toxic relationship between the Daily Mail and the Muslim community reinforcing the ideology.
The i is horizontally intergrated with The Daily Mail and The Metro as it was brought by the Daily Mail and General Trust 29 November 2019, for £49.6 million. However, unlike The Daily Mail, it can be seen as leaning towards the left wing of the political spectrum, (the idea of neutral/ independent news is itself quite left wing). An example of their left wing views can be seen in the front cover ‘Johnson future turning toxic for Tories’ seems to be against Conservative / Boris Johnson and therefore they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government. It is aimed at a younger audience which have the ideology that people should have freedom and more accepting of modern issues such as gay rights and transgender topics.
On the other hand, The i can be seen to not construct an ideology but instead allow it’s audience to construct their own ideology. This is enforced by the by-line for the paper which states “for open minds, there’s no left or right”. In the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, the i chose not to endorse a political party which shows that they are not wanting to enforce an ideology upon readers and express their freedom of views.
In conclusion i do believe that both newspapers (The Daily Mail and The i) enforce their ideologies on issues such as politics, patriotism and business. However, the i is more neutral towards their viewpoints so attracts it’s audience less through the presentation of ideologies. Instead the readers approach the paper due to their ideologies. The Daily Mail’s ideology is very clear but The i’s is less clear.
Statement of Intent – Newspaper NEA
For my Newspaper NEA, I am going to produce the front cover of a local newspaper, called the ‘Hautlieu Times’. My paper delivers left-leaning, fact-based news, which will be aimed towards young people and libetarian adults.
My main article will be on underage drinking, its benefits and negatives. I will hope to answer the following questions in my article: What are young teens attitudes towards drinking? Why do so many young people drink (What and who may influence young people to drink)? What are the health risks of drinking? And, how do underage drinkers get alcohol? I will use a lot of facts, as well as quotes from young people I have interviewed. This will hopefully give a balanced and yet still opinionated article, which will hopefully inform people about underage drinking.
in terms of layout, I have taken influence from both the I, and the Daily Mail. My Newspaper name layout, may remind some people of the Daily Mail’s, due to it’s logo in between the two words. However, where the Daily Mail’s font is old and traditional, my font is new and clean, suggesting that my newspaper is progressive rather than traditional. I have also taken influence from the I, as I have chosen to include their stripe which runs down the left side of the paper. On this stripe, I will include an ad aimed towards young people, aswell as a pointer towards another article in my paper. Additionally, the dimensions of my paper (length + width) are the same as the I, which gives a tabloid-like feel.
The image I have included will be of a student Kate Mckenna, which was taken for this article. The image will be big, and bright, as I want to appeal to specifically younger people, who, due to the influence of apps such as, YouTube and TikTok, tend to be more visual beings. The text included won’t be too long either, likely between 200-300 words. By doing this, i will attract younger readers, because the shorter article is more suited to their low-attention span.
My general article will have a clean, modern style. My writing style will be informant and conversational, to appeal to a younger audience. Plus, the red colour scheme is influenced by my style model the I, and will catch viewers attention. As I mentioned earlier, the news I will be delivering will be fact-based, but I will also include a personal element. For Instance, writers will give their view on topics at the end of each article.
To create this article, I will be using InDesign, which will give my paper a slick, professional look.
Newspaper NEA
For my newspaper NEA, I am going to produce a front cover of a regional newspaper relating to Jersey, with the main front article being focused around the dramatically increased fuel prices as of late. It will be aimed at a very broad audience, as a lot of the people who will be reading the newspaper in Jersey will drive or be affected in some way by the fuel prices, taking a very big hit on their disposable income.
I will be following a style model of one of our main CSPs, the Daily Mail. In this CSP the page has a main image taking up around half of the page, with two “plugs”. It will all be underneath a strapline for the paper, and it will also include other standard institutional features such as a masthead, price, barcode, and date/time.
My NEA will have additional theoretical underpinning, relating to the theories of semiotics. The dominant signifier in my paper (main image) will be a fuel meter which will be itself very reactionary, as it shows the recently increasing price which many of the audience will relate to. In addition, the anchorage will be written and described from a customer viewpoint with negative vocabulary towards the recent price increase, in order to try and intertwine with the dominant ideology of the target audience that the prices of fuel should not be this high.
My main article will be around riots occurring in the royal square as a result of the dramatically increased fuel prices, partly due to the influence of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The aforementioned riots will result in a few injuries which will feature in the title of the article. We have looked at the theory of authoritarian/libertarian in class, and my article links to this in that the people partaking in the riots are more libertarian because they think they are able to injure others and not abide by Jersey Laws.
Underneath my main photograph which will be a picture of fuel prices on a meter (this makes it easy for me to personally produce an original photograph) I will have my main body article, containing around 200-250 words, set out in columns. I will have a drop cap in this article at the first word to match to my CSP.
I will design my key elements in Photoshop. I will write my body copy on the blog and use InDesign to create the other elements and to put it all together.
STYLE MODEL
Rising Fuel Prices Trigger Violent Riots, The Royal Square played host to two large scale riots involving the rise in fuel prices on Saturday.
Standard Fuel Prices in Jersey, taken at St. Ouen’s Motor Works. The price increase has recently been linked to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, cutting off suppliers and making travel costs skyrocket.
PRICES AREN’T OKAY!
John Smith (25) has been charged with 100 hours of community service and a £1000 fine for physically assaulting many members of the public in the Royal Square. The incident was described as “outlandishly cruel” by a witness and Jack Hall, a leading police officer who assisted in defusing the situation, said that the violence was “completely unprovoked” and that the entire situation, including the riots, were completely out of line and were a result of the libertarian lifestyle the Jersey public are used to.
The riots, occurring at 2pm and 6pm on Saturday night, had hundreds of people attend and were linked to the skyrocketing prices of petrol & diesel not only across the island, but on a global scale. This is as a result of not only the War in Ukraine, but the industrial consequences endured in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEA, Breif 2: NEWSPAPER
I intend to create a front page and a double-page spread from a regional newspaper reporting on a number of social and political issues of interest to its broad local audience. Further to this, I will create three consistently laid out campaign flyers which link to one of my main stories, which is about the abortion laws in the U.S.A.
My news paper will be called ‘JERSEY’S PEOPLE’S REPORT’ as it focuses mainly on local Jersey news, however does present other important news from all around the world. It will portray a radical representation of events as it contradict the reactionary ideology put forward by the hegemonic institutional forces, representing them as exploitative and unjust, so to make a change within society and help improve lives of the common population.
I will also create three flyers campaigning for women’s reproductive rights as result of the recent Roe Vs Wade inquiry in the US. These will link to one of the main stories in my newspaper and will also be displayed across my double page spread. I will use a pink colour pallet as it a symbolic sign, according to C. S. Pierce, of femininity, linking to my campaign, and will bear the hashtag ‘Abortion is Healthcare, Abortion is a Right’. This will aim to promote, what Roland Bathes would call, a certain ideology which believes in freedom for women’s choice when it comes to their bodies.
My style model will be the Daily Mail as it perfectly depicts the conventional elements of newspaper. I will display a mast head at the top stating ‘JERSEY PEOPLE’S REPORT’ which I will produce in photoshop and below the date and price of the edition. My main image will display an image of two women outside of the local states assembly, a dominant signifier which will indicate the focus of the article along with the main headline, ‘LACK OF REPRESENTATION IN THE STATES ASSEMBLY’. The nut graph will go below the main headline and the main body of the text will be on into the second page of the paper. I will produce around 400 words for my main article and will set the information out in columns in order to make it look like a conventional newspaper. The left hand-side will consist of 3 plugs displaying more local news which will be reported in more detail on the following pages: a report on Jersey’s minimum wage, a report on the local election, and an international news story on the the Roe vs Wade inquiry occurring in the USA. I will create a clean, contemporary look using a colder colour scheme and sans serif font in size 10.
My target audience is local people of all ages interested in both local and international news. As the newspaper shines a light on differing social issues, those who buy the paper and read it are fulfilling a range of uses and gratifications by reading the paper – the audience are actively choosing to educate themselves on issues going on both locally and internationally around the world, linking to McQuail and Blumler’s audience theory. This helps audiences to gain a sense of identity as it provides them with ways of understanding their role in society and whith a choice to make a change within society, in the words of David Gauntlet ‘audiences are now in charge of the remote control’. The ‘Jersey’s People’s Report’ depicts a left-wing perspective of events, always considering the effects these events have on the people and its readership. This links to Jurgen Habermas’ idea of liberal free press which positions my newspaper as an ‘autonomous arena of public debate’ which encourages political and social discussion amongst its audiences, or what Habermas calls ‘The Transformation of the Public Sphere‘, therefore allowing them to fulfil their uses and gratifications.
FRONT COVER
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
CAMPAIGN POSTERS
Newspaper NEA
For my newspaper NEA I am intending to produce a front cover of a local newspaper….. It will be aimed at everyone of all ages in Jersey who are interested in the important issues going on in Jersey and abroad.
Further to this, in a small place like Jersey, everyone knows everything. my front page main story will be about the disheartening story of a primary school teacher who was “accidentally” murdered by her students.
Body Text for Front page
Teacher “accidentally” murdered by her own students.
Conflict and debates rise as uncertainty surrounds primary school teachers death.
The locals in Jersey are dumbfounded with this unfortunate situation that has come about in the last few days. A harmless prank instigated by Primary school children turned out not to be so harmless. Are these children in the position to be punished by the law? Did they know the severity of their joke?
The Headteacher
newspaper statement of intent
For my newspaper coursework I want to focus on voting specifically student voting. This newspaper will be based in jersey and called Local Island New and surrounding the issue of people 18 and below and the lack of information and facts shared with young people to be educated enough to feel able to vote. The overwhelming amount of voting posters around the island on who to vote for is not easy to miss, but do these young people know anything about these politicians?
I want to discuss strategies on how to educate these teenagers, and how these young people are encouraged to vote with little knowledge on the subject. That the lack of the student age populations participating in such decisions will harm democratic progress. The future of our island depends on these young people. It is more important for the island to gain votes from our future inhibiters and less input from older generations. I want to introduce theory’s from the course such as Habermas theory of democracy depends on a public which is informed, aware, and which debates the issues of the day. Additionally Jurgen Habermas, James Curran and Jean Seaton, who discuss positions newspapers as media forms produced to enable political discussion.
In terms of layout and design, my newspaper will have a main image (half page) with a headline stories from inside the newspaper, underneath a strapline for my paper. I will also have a masthead, barcode and other institutional details such as time, date, price etc. I will include also bright coloured adverts on the side to follow the design of most papers. My main image will include a student on their phone, conclusively showing that young people should be informed in ways such a social media or other online sources, as this is an easy source for them to get information on this subject. I also want to include a photo of a school environment to represent that there should be talks or lectures in school informing voters of age (16 and over) about the politicians running.
newspaper nea soi
The newspaper’s audience are people of all ages living in the region who are interested in national and international news stories as well as stories relating specifically to the local area.
In evaluation, I’m going to research current issues on climate change and how locally climate change in affecting Jersey, such as the high levels of lung cancer increasing due to the much larger volumes of granite in Jersey compared to the UK. I may take a photo of the sea wall or beach which can generally and easily relate to the main idea which is climate change. I might also be able to discuss ideas of theorist Noam Chomsky and how current reports of climate change may not be accurate and is creating an ideological world which support money making motives. The newspaper will help enable political discussion and civic involvement.
In terms of layout and design, I am going to follow the style model of our CSP (The i). This has a main image (half page) with two ‘plugs’ or ‘ears which are stories that are to be continued later into the paper, these are not to be as relevant as the main page but will maintain its contemporary and stylish look.
I want to create a newspaper front cover using Adobe InDesign that features local news for jersey that also relates to national and international – world – issues. I may also use photoshop to create certain detailed elements that will relate to the style of the newspaper cover.
Body:
Main header : Will current climate change issues effect our futures?
Human activity is the main cause of climate change. How can we locally prevent uses of fossil fuels to help prevent global warming and climate change? Alex Matthews investigates
Latest reports from a well respected university professor of ethics in London says that ‘Climate change is the defining problem of our time and we are at a defining moment and in dire need of revolution’
A devastating current world issue that faces people everyday is being forsaken, recent studies on climate change show that temperature levels are actively and constantly rising and are effecting all world’s climates. Specifically, in Jersey these temperature levels are effecting the work rate of Jersey employee’s and is causing workers to quit work that are based on working outside. Also, looking deeper into ideas on effective change and how to fix this world epidemic , but specifically in Jersey in this case, there has been recent voting’s being held in Jersey and looking at certain portfolios of some of the candidates, some of them seem to have an idea on how to solve climate change issues locally and how we can help prevent recent increases of fossil fuels accordingly.
