introduction to newspapers

 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper?

typically soft news such as celebrity gossip,sport and entertainment.

2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper?

typically hard news such as politics,international,culture sport which is all for information purposes 

3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read?

Left-wing are most likely to support labour party which suggests they are more likely to read the Daily Mirror

4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read?

Right-wing are most likely to support the conservative party which suggests they are mot likely to read the Times 

5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years?

since the 1950s there has been a decline in newspaper sales due to the rise of TV ownership

6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

its important as the free press implies that journalists and newspaper editors can edit content free of intervention from government influence