A Detailed Analysis of One Non-Fiction Media Text (The Sun Newspaper)

With reference to present day culture and society, write a detailed analysis of one non-fiction media text. Discuss its ideological positioning and the ways in which it might be perceived by its audience. I chose to analyse the Sun newspaper because it is the biggest selling daily newspaper in Britain. Subsequently it is highly powerful and instructive. It has very concise and definite ideologies and these are socialised into the subconscious of its readers. Because …

…Dutton, Brian. (1997) The Media, Second Edition. Harlow, Addison Wesley Longman Limited. HARALAMBOS, HOLBORN, Michael and Martin. (1995) Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Fourth Edition. London, HarperCollins. The Sun: September 26th 2002 The Sun: Ocotober1st 2002 The Sun: October 4th 2002 The Sun: October 8th 2002 The Sun:November 12th 2002 Primary Research For my primary research I interviewed a sample selection of six women. I asked each of them whether they thought that Page 3 in the Sun was insulting to women.