The Sun Website - GCSE Media - Revision Notes in GCSE Media Studies

the URL contains 'breadcrumbs' which allow users to find previous stories
black banner and logo on home page maintains their house style, contains a hyperlink to home page
'sign in' allows interactivity and personalistation for demographic
search also allows personalisation
page flag allows users to quickly return to home page
different parts of the website is sectioned off with banners to create interest as well as a sense of importance (readers will know if a catching story is coming up)
main story is always entertainment (common to tabloid)
main story is always larger to indicate its importance
banner at the top offers soft news / demographics main interests (football is a seperate catagory from sport)
headlines in stories below the scroll are in red serif font (house style / familiarity with audience)
real time tags keeps information immediate, suggests readers are getting latest updates on the website that they may have to wait longer for elsewhere
buzzwords entice audience since they feel information is exclusive
sub-stories have page grid layout (newspaper…

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