General coverage of the Queen's death.

1. The Queen's Death

2. The Guardian • The use of image, a photo from the Queen's coronation,
suggests (preferred reading)The Guardian respects the Queen
and her legacy – social solidarity- hegemonic reading.
• However, the image presents her as only a monarch, through the
use of costume and the background – a grandiose building. -
(negotiated reading) suggests materialism which contrasts with
the Guardian's left-wing ideologies
• There is no copy on the cover which is unconventional as the
Guardian is a broadsheet. Suggests her death is very important
and significant.
• Unlike The Daily Mail, there is no reference to an article inside
the newspaper. This suggests the Guardian doesn’t want share
an opinion on royals, as their liberal audience might not be
interested.
• Position- seems distant to the audience - not relatable

3. The Daily Mail • "historic special edition"- (preferred reading) suggests
traditionalism. This is reinforced by the royal purple.
• More copy discussing her death.
• One image which is unconventional for Dail Mail, this shows
importance of the story
• "our hearts are broken"- a banner headline with sensationalist
language which is conventional for a tabloid. This is not present in
the Guardian, maybe because it's unconventional for a broadsheet
and also doesn’t align with their ideologies.
• "our" suggests the Daily Mail is also in mourning
• Although both the Guardian and the Daily Mail use an old photo of
the Queen. This shot is eyelevel which suggests an equality
between the audience and the monarch.
• The use of the young image is not only flattering but makes the
death seem sadder.
• Reference to another page indicating this is more of an important
story for The Daily Mail
• Uses her first name instead of "Queen Elizabeth II" on The
Guardian. Highlights an informal tone and familiarity.- suggest Daily
Mail reports on the Royals more. Informal tone is conventional for
a tabloid newspaper
• The news seems more serious than conventional Daily Mail covers

4. Financial Times
• Unconventional to have a large image on a broadsheet,
especially the Financial Times- suggests the monarchy is an
important topic for this centre-right newspaper
• Old photo of the queen which links with the sense of
traditionalism the cover employs
• Most copy – writing about the Queen's death.
• Normally political and discusses topics about money – quite soft
news for this newspaper
• Less colourful than the other two newspapers – more formal
broadsheet. Portrays traditionalism
• Affectionate image- seems friendly and in a way relatable

5. Guardian Online
• Nearly all the top stories in The Guardian were royal family
related - the Queen's death, Charles becoming King or about
Meghan and Harry.
• The images used present her as a royal rather than an
actual person.
• The newspaper still had UK political news mentioning Liz
Truss, as well as International news on the war in Ukraine.
• However, due to The Guardian being a left-wing paper they
have not made the whole days news revolve solely on the
Queen's death and have still included the normal daily
information such as the topic of business and the weather.
• This suggests that the Guardian does not see the Queen's
death as the one and only most important news story of the
day but still show respect towards her.
• Unlike the MailOnline the Guardian do not have a section on
their website dedicated to the royal family which
displays their left-wing ideology.

6. Mail Online
• An article was published on the day of the Queens
death saying, 'We have lost a beloved Queen, but we
have not lost the monarchy'.
• It continues to talk about the controversial opinion on
the monarchy and whether Britain should become a
republic.
• The image used is affectionate, flattering and charming
• The Daily Mail includes multiple flattering and
friendly images of the queen, speaking very highly about
her showing their respect and sympathy towards her
death.
• The paper appears to be supporting both the monarchy
as well as understanding the views of people who are
against them.
• It puts the royal family and the Queen in a very
positive light. Claiming the 'unique' monarchy are
helping the country against a revolution.

7. Categories for pages specific to the Royal family – preferred reading is The Mail
Online frequently reports on Royal stories- royalist ideology

8. Financial Times Online
• The financial times has traditionally been regarded
as a centre to centre-right liberal, neoliberal, and
conservative-liberal newspaper.
• They focus majority of the paper's news that day
around the Queen's death and the royal family.
• They included numerous images and stories about
Queen Elizabeth and her reign, showing their
respect and appreciation for her.
• The mention of national mourning indicates that
the paper are also in mourning.

9. Difference between online and print
- Mail online had hundreds of articles published online on the
9th of September- not all specific to the Queens death. The
Daily Mail print edition was focused on the Queen's death.
- (Preferred reading) Suggesting perhaps they are targeting
different audiences. An older audience with the print – as they
are more traditional and want news on the royals. Online-
younger target demographic
- More reference to social media