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Assignment 13 :
Group Ancillary Research & AnalysisGroup Work
Kaya Sumbland
Gledis Dedaj
Rahel Fasil
Joanne Aroda
A) Newspaper Adverts
Stage 1 – Research Of Newspaper
Adverts
What Kind of Things Are In The Newspaper
• The ‘ London Evening Standard’ has ...
• More news than the ‘Metro’• Less advertisements• Business• Economics• TV Listings• Ticket bookings• Sports
How Is The Newspaper Organised/Structured
The ‘London Evening Standard’ has different sections ...
• News• Londoner’s Diary (News,
International, Featured,)• Home & Property (News, New
Homes, Affordable homes, Holiday Homes, Design, Reader Promotion, Architecture, Outdoors, Our Home, Property Searching, Ask The Expert ...)
• London Life
• Business• Television & Radio• Games & Puzzles• Letters• Travel• Sports
How Much Advertising is in it ?
London Evening Standard
London Evening StandardAd's
• ‘London Evening Standard’ is a News centred paper
• Their are some ad’s but way more less in comparison to the content of News
• This newspaper is closer but still below high-end newspaper i.e. ‘The Guardian (business magazine)
What Do They Advertise – ‘London Evening Standard’
• They tend to advertise...• O2 offers• Rolex watches• T-mobile offers• Jewellery• John Lewis• Skin care products• M&S
• They advertise more expensive products of which some working class and upper-class people may be interested in buying
Who Is The Target Audience – ‘London Evening Standard’
• The ‘London Evening Standard’ has a high reading age of 14 as it has more complex words to suite to the working class and upper-class
• Its aimed also at early morning commuters to get their daily fix on current affairs on the move
• This morning period is busy and more papers will be taken than the lunch and evening rush
Where Is It Available? – ‘London Evening Standard’
• The ‘London Evening Standard’ is also available at most if not all London over and underground train stations
• They can also be found on some busses • This newspaper is free
These are the costs for half or a full page in the newspaper
Kaya
What kinds of things are in ‘The Sun’?
• Humorous headlines
• Page 3 Nude shots
• Weather
• ‘Jane Moor’ section
• TV Magazine
• ‘Dear Deidre’ section
• ‘Woman’ section
• Puzzles
How is ‘The Sun’ Organised/Structured?
Front page important big news Weather forecast Jane Moor article
Middle TV gossip TV guide Sports at the back
How much Advertising is in ‘The Sun’?
There is about 45% advertising throughout the newspaper as it features on every page in various
sizes.
Also nearer the end of the paper there is a double page dedicated for many small adverts
Advertising
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What do ‘The Sun’ advertise?
• Theme parks
• Supermarkets
• Movies
• Technology
• Holidays
• Adult hotlines
• Elderly Mobility
Who is the Target Audience?
• There main audience would be generally from ages 19 up to 49 as they have most buying power.
• However, because of their adult themes possibly for
those older more in the 30’s.
• Being only 40p and the language and the reading age of 8 I would assume its for the lower working class. Also emphasised from the low price/ sale adverts.
Where is ‘The Sun’ available?
UK
Scotland
Poland
Ireland
Size and Cost of Adverts in ‘The Sun’I could not find the cost
Kaya
What kinds of things are in ‘The Guardian’?
• Top News• International News• National New• Autumn Statement• Egypt News• Jeremy Heywood• Finance• Obituaries• Technology• Reviews• Letters and Emails• Sports – cricket, football
How is ‘The Guardian’ Organised/Structured?
Top News International/National News Autumn Statements
Obituaries Finance Sport
How much Advertising is in ‘The Guardian’?
There is about 50% advertising throughout the newspaper as it heavily features adverts in the
beginning, but decreases nearer the end.Also, as it is near Christmas time, adverts are always
very prominent
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What do ‘The Guardian’ advertise?
• Box sets
• H&M
• Crisps
• Technology
• Flights
• Charities
• High-quality food
Who is the Target Audience?
• Men in their 30’s – 60’s in business
• Its £1.20 so people with well-off buying power
• Articles are long and detailed so those educated
• Further articles are on finance and middle class pop culture – esp. cricket so it would be middle classes
Where is ‘The Guardian’ available?
The Guardian Manchester(only until 1959’)
Guardian America –Only Online
UK
Size and Cost of Adverts in ‘The Guardian’I could not find the cost