Discourse Analysis
thesun.co.uk
theguardian.com/uk
Through selection, they have a biased opinion on what news is important, and the main exclusive headline is the largest on the page, with smaller 'less important' news below. They have shown a bias on what images to use as a main image and what would grab more attention. The use of lexis is quite informal in most articles, showing bias of readers. The political bias of The Sun is right-wing.
The Guardian
Through selection, their opinion on what news is important is biased, the page is layed out with larger images and text to show main headlines and 'less important' news only having text. The lexis used is quite formal, and also shows bias of reader. The lexis used also further suggests that the political bias of The Guardian is left-wing.
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