Different types of massmedia
CR : 2 channels public TV – serious information, programs of all interests, documents
2 channels commercial TV – shocking news, action movies, soap operas, sitcoms, cheap series
radio stations – music, foreign st. – BBC
newspapers – both types, tabloids (Blesk, Hrom, Vecerni Praha) are more expensive, aimed to people with lower education; broadsheets (Dnes, Lidove noviny) have political informations, deeper, analysis
Newspapers in UK/USA
Tabloids Broadsheets
Articles : Are shocking, emotional, aimed Serious inf., national news, world news,
on people, celebrites, disasters, sports background inf., in-depth features
Composition :Short, easy to understand, huge headlines, Long, elaborate, difficult words, complex and
plays on words, quotations, exclamations interesting articles
Photos : Many, often colour, especially people 2-3 on every page, places and people, black
and white
Cost : 25p 35p.
Size : 40 cm /28 cm 60 cm / 40 cm
Circulation : 13 million in UK 3 million in UK
Titles : The Sun, The Daily Star, The Daily The Guardian, The Times, The Independent,
Mirror, The Daily Mail, The Daily The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times
Express and Today
