Tabloids are generally highly opinionated and consist of gossip and highly scandalous "news" about high profile people.
Although there may be some facts within the tabloid article, they are usually twisted to sound either positive or negative.
An example of a tabloid is The New Paper. After taking a look through it, I realised that it was completely useless. Some people may not agree as it has a Sports section, but it appears to be the only useful section. Although this may sound bad, there are worse examples not found in Singapore. In fact, they are so scandalous that some of their websites are banned in Singapore.
A tabloid article headline usually phrases the event in question in a way that gets people to wonder whether it is true, and gets the people to read on. Thus, this how a tabloid article attracts viewers.
As Singaporeans are highly conservative, many readers are often left wondering whether the article is true.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Broadsheet Newspapers
Broadsheet newspapers are typified by long vertical pages, which are about 22 inches/559 millimetres or more. They generally contain factual information on events around the world.
Headline news are generally put on the front page, with large headlines to attract the viewers' attention. Such an example, The Straits Times, has hot topics like the General Election on the front cover. As the General Election is currently implanted in people's minds, people would want to pick it up and read it.
The Straits Times, a good example of a broadsheet newspaper, is separated into different segments, such as the current local, world and Asian news, then they are followed by the softer news articles, which are more focused on opinions rather than hard facts.
Due to many broadsheet newspapers becoming more opinionated and more tabloids becoming more factual, it is getting harder to differentiate between the two.
Headline news are generally put on the front page, with large headlines to attract the viewers' attention. Such an example, The Straits Times, has hot topics like the General Election on the front cover. As the General Election is currently implanted in people's minds, people would want to pick it up and read it.
The Straits Times, a good example of a broadsheet newspaper, is separated into different segments, such as the current local, world and Asian news, then they are followed by the softer news articles, which are more focused on opinions rather than hard facts.
Due to many broadsheet newspapers becoming more opinionated and more tabloids becoming more factual, it is getting harder to differentiate between the two.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Broadsheets and Tabloids
Having gone through a lesson on the forms of newspapers, I have learnt some things.
Firstly, tabloids are basically gossip, but broadsheets are news, and are generally very factual. Examples of Singaporean broadsheets are The Straits Times, and tabloids include The New Paper. Although there are specific examples, most newspapers are in between the two types.
Broadsheets and tabloids are also differentiated by their size. Broadsheets are generally larger and tabloids the size of an average magazine. Although this is generally true, there are some broadsheets taking the size of a tabloid.
So if one wants to know the facts, one should generally go for broadsheets, and if one wants to devote oneself to fantastical scandals, one should go for tabloids. I myself would prefer the broadsheet as I find it useless to find out gossip instead of find out facts about current world events.
Firstly, tabloids are basically gossip, but broadsheets are news, and are generally very factual. Examples of Singaporean broadsheets are The Straits Times, and tabloids include The New Paper. Although there are specific examples, most newspapers are in between the two types.
Broadsheets and tabloids are also differentiated by their size. Broadsheets are generally larger and tabloids the size of an average magazine. Although this is generally true, there are some broadsheets taking the size of a tabloid.
So if one wants to know the facts, one should generally go for broadsheets, and if one wants to devote oneself to fantastical scandals, one should go for tabloids. I myself would prefer the broadsheet as I find it useless to find out gossip instead of find out facts about current world events.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
To Kill a Mockingbird: Hard News Story
Tom Robinson’s Shot at Freedom Ends with Him Getting Shot
In the morning just three days after the intensely-observed trial involving the Negro in question, convicted Negro Tom Robinson attempted to escape during his exercise period.
Having gone through a difficult trial, guilty Tom Robinson attempted to get himself out in another way.
It was during the inmates’ exercise period. According to eyewitness accounts, Robinson ran at the fence and tried to get over it. Said a prison guard who declined to be named: “He just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over.”
The prison guards tried to scare Robinson with warning shots. When that did not work, they started to shoot at Robinson.
However, Robinson was moving extremely fast. The prison guards only got him just as he went over the fence. Said another prison guard who declined to be named, “If he’d had two good arms he’d have made it, he was moving that fast.”
Tom Robinson was on trial for a rape case involving Mr. Bob Ewell daughter, Miss Mayella Ewell.
Having lost the case, Robinson was sent to Enfield Prison Farm, seventy miles away from Maycomb, in Chester County. It was in this prison where this incident took place.
This is just like the previous incident, where another black man also forced himself upon a white girl. This black man was also convicted and sent to the chair. This is in turn precedented by another similar case.
Although there have been similar cases, the Robinson case is and has been the most fiercely contested of the lot. Said Miss Alexandra, sister of Robinson’s lawyer Finch, “This is the last straw.”
Friday, April 22, 2011
Should entertainers and sport stars be paid such large sums of money? What are your views?
Should entertainers and sport stars be paid such large sums of money? What are your views?
10 to 15 million. That is the amount which famous Asian star Jackie Chan is paid per movie. In the two years 1997 and 1998, basketball star Michael Jordan was paid $33,140,000 each year. These astronomical figures reflect the high “salaries” celebrities and sports stars are paid. But should they really be paid so much?
Firstly, celebrities and sports stars are paid so much only because their audiences pay so much to see them. If the audiences decide not to give anything, what could they do? For example, movie star Lindsay Lohan was convicted and jailed multiple times. During her jail time, was she paid? No. If a sports star snaps a tendon, will anyone want to pay to see him? No. The large amount of revenue from say, DVDs and shows, largely go to the entertainers and sports stars because they are the ones who make their respective fields so interesting.
Secondly, the entertainers and sports stars are of high demand. They are each unique because of say, their brilliant acting skills or their excellent soccer stunts. Thus, to get them, producers or clubs pay good money because they would increase a show’s popularity or increase a club’s prowess. Also, because celebrities cannot do a show alone, and thus they need make-up artists and so on, they provide more jobs. Also, for the sports stars, they need nutritionists, etc. Thus, they deserve the large amounts of money there are receiving.
Thirdly, these entertainers and sports stars have to handle great pressure. Their job is not as easy as it seems. People think they have it easy, as they earned huge amounts of money for kicking a ball around or reciting from a script. For one, they have to deal with the huge crowd milling around them wherever they go. And they also have to mind what they do, as they are closely scrutinized by the public. If they walk into a hotel with friends of the opposite sex, there would probably be a scandal in the tabloids in the next day. This, thus, is the pressure these people have to face. Thus, they deserve the huge sums they are getting.
However, one cannot deny that even though these entertainers and sportspeople are among the elite, there are other elites in other fields. Hundreds of people apply to be US Navy SEALS each year, yet only a few make it. Why do they not get huge sums too? Consider this: thousands of people apply to get a three-line part in a movie, and only one can make it. Considering this success rate for such a small role, how many would then go on to be movie stars? Thus, these entertainers and sports stars are definitely the best of the best.
Ultimately, the high amount of money paid to these celebrated entertainers and sports stars is well-deserved by them, as they provide a large amount of entertainment, for without them, a lot of fun in life would be absent.
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10 to 15 million. That is the amount which famous Asian star Jackie Chan is paid per movie. In the two years 1997 and 1998, basketball star Michael Jordan was paid $33,140,000 each year. These astronomical figures reflect the high “salaries” celebrities and sports stars are paid. But should they really be paid so much?
Firstly, celebrities and sports stars are paid so much only because their audiences pay so much to see them. If the audiences decide not to give anything, what could they do? For example, movie star Lindsay Lohan was convicted and jailed multiple times. During her jail time, was she paid? No. If a sports star snaps a tendon, will anyone want to pay to see him? No. The large amount of revenue from say, DVDs and shows, largely go to the entertainers and sports stars because they are the ones who make their respective fields so interesting.
Secondly, the entertainers and sports stars are of high demand. They are each unique because of say, their brilliant acting skills or their excellent soccer stunts. Thus, to get them, producers or clubs pay good money because they would increase a show’s popularity or increase a club’s prowess. Also, because celebrities cannot do a show alone, and thus they need make-up artists and so on, they provide more jobs. Also, for the sports stars, they need nutritionists, etc. Thus, they deserve the large amounts of money there are receiving.
Thirdly, these entertainers and sports stars have to handle great pressure. Their job is not as easy as it seems. People think they have it easy, as they earned huge amounts of money for kicking a ball around or reciting from a script. For one, they have to deal with the huge crowd milling around them wherever they go. And they also have to mind what they do, as they are closely scrutinized by the public. If they walk into a hotel with friends of the opposite sex, there would probably be a scandal in the tabloids in the next day. This, thus, is the pressure these people have to face. Thus, they deserve the huge sums they are getting.
However, one cannot deny that even though these entertainers and sportspeople are among the elite, there are other elites in other fields. Hundreds of people apply to be US Navy SEALS each year, yet only a few make it. Why do they not get huge sums too? Consider this: thousands of people apply to get a three-line part in a movie, and only one can make it. Considering this success rate for such a small role, how many would then go on to be movie stars? Thus, these entertainers and sports stars are definitely the best of the best.
Ultimately, the high amount of money paid to these celebrated entertainers and sports stars is well-deserved by them, as they provide a large amount of entertainment, for without them, a lot of fun in life would be absent.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
A Day in the Life of Wladyslaw Szpilman at the outbreak of World War II
I was shocked. They sent a tank, a tank, kill us all. Yesterday I just saw them shoot a lady right between the eyes. They were absolutely merciless, they didn't care. She was just an obstacle. To them, she was nothing. At first, she was there. Then, she was not. They didn't care. Back to the present. They shot down the whole building. I barely escaped before the rubble made me one of them. I was shocked at the cruelty with which they treated fellow humans. I vow that if I make it out of this alive, I will treat everyone I see with compassion and do what I can to make everyone's life better.
-The Pianist
-The Pianist
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I threw my only hope of survival. All around me, houses collapsed, and buildings crumbled like so much sand. The pin dropped, and the grenade took flight. Fires raged, and bullet chatter was everywhere. I grabbed on tight to my only other hope of survival, my rifle and fought on. "Fight on!" came the command. I raised my gun and fired.
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