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The i case study: Blog tasks

1) What is the front page story on the 31 January edition of the i and how is it presented? The front page story is primarily focused on the 'UK's leap into the unknown', going into detail about how the UK will be leaving the European Union after 47 years of membership. There are also topics covered such as interest rates in England as well as trade relations between Europe and America. 2) From your analysis of your phone photos of The i, what other stories and topics are covered in this edition of the i? You can alos  access the selected pages here  if you login to Google using your Greenford details. You should address the following pages in addition to the front page: Pages 2-3 - On page 2 we see a wide variety of different stories that allow the readers to be informed on different topics. For example when looking at the Politics we see a story about Bernie Sanders being the favourite to become the Democratic Party's presidential election nominee. Page 3 features...

MailOnline case study: Blog tasks

MailOnline close-textual analysis Go to MailOnline and analyse the stories currently featured: 1) What are the top five stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news? UK coronavirus death toll jumps from 54 yesterday to 87 today - bringing a total of 422 fatalities - and infection cases leap by 1,427 in biggest daily rise yet... so why are people STILL crammed on Tubes and trains and mingling in parks?- Hard News Police break up BARBECUES as people defy government lockdown by gathering in parks and streets across Britain- Hard News Greta Thunberg says she may have coronavirus and is isolating with her father after displaying symptoms- Soft news Drive for 250,000-strong 'volunteer army' to boost the NHS: Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeals for helpers to stop coronavirus swamping services- Hard News Number of critically-ill coronavirus patients in England could outstrip the number of ICU beds 'within two weeks'- Hard News 2) What celebrity content is f...