Guardian vs. Daily Mail

The Guardian and Daily Mail Front Page Research

Guardian cover 1:

The Guardian's headline here suggests from the language register that these Migrants should be sympathized and helped due to the word 'most lethal', describing the trip that they had to take oversea. This shows that the Guardian is left wing biased as the viewpoint suggests that readers should pity and help these poor people due to the lethal trip to Italy. This is emphasized through the image as it shows migrants struggling to get off of the boat along with a baby being lowered down to get to safety, showing how dangerous the route is, even getting off the boat is a struggle. This coverage could be negative in saying that it is harsh that these people are treated like this but his can also be viewed as unbiased because it is not being shown in a strong negative or positive light. This appeals to the target audience as it tries to create the readers sympathy for the migrants through the language and image used which is relevant to the target audience as they feel sorry for the people involved.

Daily Mail cover 1:

This headline in comparison to the Guardian, shows the migrants from a negative viewpoint as 'crime' and 'violence' is blamed on them in a biased factual representation as the Daily Mail represents the migrants here as the bad people as we are being told that they are committing bad acts into Italy's society. This cover in comparison is much more biased into the emotions that the readers should input from reading this, creating a negative view as the words chosen show unsympathetic feelings towards these migrants. This shows the views that migrants shouldn't be welcomed into countries as it is stereotyped here that they are violent and are criminals. 

Guardian Cover 2:

This headline and cover image from the guardian shows refugees in from sympathetic viewpoint though the image and words portrayed. This can be inferred through the headline as the quote of: 'they downed before our eyes' shows the pain that they've suffered from one of the refugees point of view and how upsetting it must be for them, creating the reader to feel sorry for those involved and those lives that have been lost. This can also be reinforced by the image as it shows a refugee mourning over those that are dead, making the readers feel upset by this tragedy; this shows that the Guardian has a sympathetic viewpoint towards these refugees, influencing the reader's viewpoint.

Daily Mail Cover 2:

In contrast, the Daily Mail's headline and cover image shows the refugees in an unbiased light as they are stating what happened factually rather than from any viewpoint as if they showed a negative viewpoint they may be accused as being rude and unsympathetic to the deaths of families and children. They use a graphic image to show to people how horrible it was for them as there are clearly dead children from the tragedy, being surrounded by those mourning over the lives lost. This could either create disgust for the reader or sympathy as they could either think that it was the refugees fault in the first place as they knew the consequences of the route or that the image is very saddening, making the reader sympathetic, showing that the overall viewpoint can go both ways at it is unbiased.