1. This image is used on both off these news report but are described in different ways. The image shows a youth with a
mask, next to a flaming car suggesting he has done it, but he’s carrying a can of lager. Making him out to be an arsonist when
he’s not.
• Metro – 9th of August 2011- Youths are not give a fair voice. Described as masked youths attacking shops. Negative
vocabulary used. Make politicians seem like heroes. Fly home to deal with the crisis. Youths are warned over twitter they
might face arrest. (Tabloid)
• The Independent – 9th August 2011 – Makes the Police and Politicians out to be the victims “Powerless” degrading
language towards youth “Mob” (Broadsheet) only an image is displayed on the front cover the full reports are displayed
on page 4- 7. other stories on the front page as well as this stories (Business- Markets plunge ).

2. The sun – 10th August 2011
Tabloid press
• Shows images of youths looting
that has been took with CCTV
or camera phone
• Describes them as morons and
yobs
• Asking readers if they know any
of theses faces they need to
contact crime stoppers
• Tells them that the rioting has
spread to west midlands and
Manchester last night
• Police have issues these images
to try and identify faces of any
2,000 rioters. Have to contact
the Police.
• The story of the riots are across
10 pages in the newspaper big
coverage.

3. Online news report from ‘The Guardian online’- Tuesday 9th August 2011 shows a young black youth with
his hood up walking past a burning vehicle suggesting he has set it alight.
Describe the authority as the victim losing control ‘devastating scenes of violence’
Stretching the emergency services beyond there limit
Torched, ransacked, officers attacked with makeshift missiles and petrol bombs. “Gangs of hooded and
masked youths laid waste to streets right across the city.