Content For Print & TV

Annotation Of A Newspaper on Prezi

Hard News
Hard News are news stories which report about serious events. For example, Politics, Death, War or The Economy. Papers that often publish Hard News are The Times and The Economist.

Soft News
Soft News are news stories often based around Celebs, Entertainment and Lifestyle. Papers which often publish these news stories are papers such as The Sun and Daily Star.


Content has changed over the years due to many event that have changed the interests and beliefs of the people of the world. For example, before the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and July 7th bombings also not forgetting the IRA, television and newspapers were almost always aimed at the events and antics revolving around the royal family. 

Queen Elizabeth's Coronation

Whereas currently on TV and in newspapers, post-terror attacks, the content of newspapers and television has taken a whole new turn. Now, all newspapers and news on the television talk about is current economic crisis, war and other major events which are seen is 'important'. For example, many Hard News & Broadsheet prints are focusing on the current Euro crisis, as publishers feel most of the population are now more careful with their money and belongings. 

These changes also affect television productions such as Soaps. As well as changing for culture and multi-nationalism, soaps also would need to bring current events into their programmes to appeal to their viewers. For example, when Eastenders held a street party for the Queens Diamond Jubilee. This allows a change for the viewers as soaps usually have different stories going on at once, whereas with the coronation, everything revolved around this one event. Sometimes having a change makes people look forward to it, and enjoy it more. 

As the future approaches, more and more changes will occur in film, television, radio and other forms of media, which relate to current news. We will just have to wait and see what happens.