Newspapers: The Times - Audience and Industries
Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. 50% audience ages 55, overwhelmingly in the ABC1 social classes - 62% from social group AB 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? traditional ,text heavy layout ,formal, authoritive 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected or challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied? conservative leading broadsheet 4) What are the main audience pleasures offered by the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory. personal identity ,entertainment and social interaction, education 5) Why might a reader enjoy this CSP edition of the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory categories a...