the observer fact finder work

 1. Find one example of the representation of a woman and say how she is represented.

on two of the newspapers, an advert is displayed advertising woman's lingerie. The image is medium sized and placed on an area of the page where it is obvious to see. This is done to ensure that if a woman was to glance at the newspaper, this would immediately catch their eye as something appealing to them. due to this lingerie advert being printed in a newspaper which mostly men read, the newspaper may try make the advert appeal to the husband as well, so perhaps he shows his partner. The woman would feel obliged to buy it to please their significant other. The woman in the advert is represented as slim and curvy, with the ideal body image that most woman look up to. The model is shaped like this because the woman may believe that this is what the product will do to their body's as well. This representation of a woman does not picture her in an impowering or strong way. it makes her appear as an object that can almost be accessorised to suit her husbands needs.

2. Find another contrasting example of a woman and say how she is represented

another example is included in the second magazine including the picture of the queen. The queen has a stony expression on her face. She appears to be extremely sad and discontent. Although the picture isn't very clear it is easy for us to be able to tell she is grieving, this represents the country's mourning. This is a extremely rare thing to see the queen do, as she is often expected to remain composed and collected at all times. This has a completely different representation of woman in contrast the the previous headline. The queen is an extremely powerful person, and being pictured in a magazine would emphasise her power and strength. The fact that she is showing emotion portrays that she has feelings, and is a regular human being. This is polar opposite to the lingerie advert, where the model is showing no emotions almost like she is a manikin only being used for show.

2. Find one example of a news story about the Cold War

' America accused of spy frame up' a story following after the tensions between the capitalists and the soviet union as they became increasingly suspicious of each other.

3. Find one example of a story about a domestic disaster

'queen visits mourning valley' a story of the queen visiting the remains of a disastrous incident that occurred and expressing her grief.

4. Find one example of a story about a European disaster

' plane hits alp snowstorm' a tragic event.