Style Model ~ Newspaper Article

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-sun-backs-brexit-trevor-kavanagh_uk_575f9f40e4b07701cbdbb1dc?edition=uk&utm_hp_ref=uk-news

Style model: investigative journalism

Form: This is an online newspaper article expressing The Sun’s view on the EU referendum and their opinion on it too. It also has others opinions from online platforms such as twitter.

Purpose: To inform people about how the front page of one newspaper could affect how some people vote in the EU referendum.

Audience: This article would be aimed towards people 18 and over mainly as they are the people who are going to vote, yet it will affect the younger generation more so they may read this too. “A the YouGov poll for The Times shows Leave on 46% compared with 39% for Remain.”

• o   The text itself is formal with phrases such as “reported to be aggressively anti-EU.”
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• o   Sub heading is simple yet effective with only has 12 lexis which means the point of the article gets across quickly: "The Sun has backed the winning side in every poll since 1974.” 
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• o   Many Subject specific lexis which would only make sense in this context “ EU referendum” and “Brexit”- which is also a blended lexis of ‘Britain’ and ‘Exit’, shown in the media a lot so younger audience would relate more.
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• o   Written in third person with first person quotes “When I go into Downing street”
• o   Low frequency lexis such as  “corporate establishment”  supports the idea that it is formal
• o   Has aspects of different types of mode with Tweets used to show people’s opinions.
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• o   Statistics are used to suggest the article is reliable “46% compared with 39% for Remain.”
• o   Paragraphs only 1 syntax long, maybe to keep hold of reader’s attention “The Sun sells close to two million copies a day and has long been critical of the EU.”
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• o   There is repletion of this quote "‘When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice’” to show exactly how Murdoch stands.
• o   Range of syntax structures mostly simple to keep the information straight and to the point. Complex sentences are not used at all.
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• o   “The Sun sells close to two million copies a day and has long been critical of the EU.” Declarative syntax, simple syntax sticks to the facts with no other information needed to get the point across.
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• o   “political” low frequency and subject specific lexis, supports the idea it is a formal piece of text
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• o   Images are used to leave less to the imagination and keep to the facts of the article e.g. image of Murdoch and Front page of The Sun