Tabloid Vs Broadsheet
Tabloid:A smaller than standard newspaper which focuses on less "serious" content,
especially celebrities, sports, and sensationalist crime stories.
Broadsheet: A standard or full sized newspaper that takes a serious look at major news
stories.
Tabloid
Mix fact and emotion
Shorter sentences
Use biased and emotional language
Stories are mixed together
Less complex vocabulary
Focus on famous people, private lives and
scandal
Broadsheet
More fact than emotion
Longer sentences
Unbiased and clear language
Divided into clear sections
Complicated Vocabulary
Focus on major national and international
events
The biggest difference between the two types of paper is in language:
Tabloid
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Informal
Use of puns
Use of alliteration
Exaggeration for effect
Slang
Colloquial language (chatty)
Informal names used
Short, snappy sentences
Heightened language (over the top)
Brand names
Adjectives often carry sexual overtones
A focus upon appearance
Frequent use of elision e.g. won’t, don’t. This is another informal technique
Broadsheet
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More formal
Metaphors rather than puns
Rhetorical questions
More complex sentences (look for sentences separated by lots of commas, semi-colons
etc.)
 Puns sometimes used, although more subtle
 Statistics
 Descriptions of people tends to relate to personality or position in society
Politician’s comments often included, with a commentary by the journalist
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