1. A Window to the World - News
Newspaper Headlines
A Window to the World - News

2. Lesson Objectives Examine at newspaper headlines in more detail
Understand the difference between tabloid and broadsheet headlines

3. Why have a headline? Introduce the main story
Grab the reader’s attention
Shock or surprise
Make you want to read the whole article

4. What makes a good headline? It all depends on the type of paper!
Tabloid and broadsheet newspapers will present their headlines in different ways
They have a different target audience
The stories they cover are quite different

5. Broadsheet Headlines Usually quite straightforward
Longer, fuller sentences; more sophisticated language
Always about serious ‘hard’ news
Headlines try to be concise but informative

6. “Brown losing his touch on the economy, say voters”
“Pressure for radical reform on tax system”
“Climate change department faces £300 million cuts”

7. Tabloid Headlines Very short and snappy
Sometimes use puns (play on words) or alliteration to grab readers’ attention
Use shocking headlines to instantly draw the reader in
Quite often humorous, especially if an entertainment story
Often related to the picture, but they let the picture speak for itself
Opinionated when it comes to real news stories

11. Government backs radical plan to stop Muslim extremism
Tabloid or Broadsheet? 1
Government backs radical plan to stop Muslim extremism
Broadsheet

12. Tabloid or Broadsheet? 2
Alien backs Clinton!
Tabloid

13. Tabloid or Broadsheet? 3
Gord help us now!
Tabloid

14. Doubts over value of 3 billion HKD Sure Start
Tabloid or Broadsheet? 4
Doubts over value of 3 billion HKD Sure Start
Broadsheet

15. Tabloid or Broadsheet? 5
Kicked in the ballots
Tabloid

16. Tabloid or Broadsheet? 6
Potcha!
Tabloid

17. Union strikes threaten HK power supplies
Tabloid or Broadsheet 7
Union strikes threaten HK power supplies
Broadsheet