Politics & The Press in Modern Britain: 2019 Election
Jeremy Corbyn - Labour
How is media language used to portray Corbyn to readers ahead of the election this week?
In both The Sun and The Guardian newspapers, despite the differences in their political parties, media language is used to portray Jeremy Corbyn in a negative light. The Sun newspaper compared having Corbyn as PM to a nightmare, the word 'nightmare' enlarged and in all caps to make the message more noticeable.They also used a black and white colour scheme on the picture of London, whilst using a pink colour scheme on him, this connotes that they are comparing him to something out of a nightmare, or even the devil. They have portrayed him as a nightmare because they believe that he will ruin the country, and they are trying to get the readers to vote against him.
The Guardian newspaper shows Corbyn as in a 'last ditch drive to focus on voters finances' to make him appear disorganised and insincere in his last efforts to get votes. This also shows that The Guardian newspaper disagrees with him and his views, and like The Sun newspaper, they think he'll ruin the country.
Boris Johnson - Conservative
Nigel Farage - UKIP
Jo Swinson - Lib Dems
Caroline Lucas - Green Party
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How is media language used to portray Corbyn to readers ahead of the election this week?
In both The Sun and The Guardian newspapers, despite the differences in their political parties, media language is used to portray Jeremy Corbyn in a negative light. The Sun newspaper compared having Corbyn as PM to a nightmare, the word 'nightmare' enlarged and in all caps to make the message more noticeable.They also used a black and white colour scheme on the picture of London, whilst using a pink colour scheme on him, this connotes that they are comparing him to something out of a nightmare, or even the devil. They have portrayed him as a nightmare because they believe that he will ruin the country, and they are trying to get the readers to vote against him.
The Guardian newspaper shows Corbyn as in a 'last ditch drive to focus on voters finances' to make him appear disorganised and insincere in his last efforts to get votes. This also shows that The Guardian newspaper disagrees with him and his views, and like The Sun newspaper, they think he'll ruin the country.
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