QUESTION 8

The Observer uses a lot of methods in media language so readers can interpret the newspaper in their own way. The dark blue colour at the top shows importance of the Observer and their name. The burgundy colour symbolises the importance of certain news articles and that they are the ones most people want to read. The online observer includes ads, famous people, brands and companies for their advertising sake and also for these brands and people to get known of. The observer is quite modern as it doesn't have the typical font of a old fashioned newspaper and font is sans serif which gives it a modern feel. The typeface of the Observer implies ideas of importance. The lines are very short which catches the readers eye and then when they click onto it, it goes into more depth. The use of other peoples views in first person allow the audience to relate to the newspaper, it makes it more relatable to the reader as other people may be experiencing what is happening and by using the comment section people can discuss their views. The Observer uses a lot of hyperbolic, emotive and sympathetic language that drags the reader in. For example "Can I forgive the man that raped me?", this is showing female empowerment and how women can stand out for themselves, the image also conveys that the genders in this story are equal as the are just standing back to back instead of the man overpowering the lady. Viewers now a days are more intrigued on what happens in other peoples lives as a pose to actual news so by having a headline like that, drags the viewers in.