National newspapers

The Sun is a national newspaper, but is quite different to the Daily Telegraph, as it is a tabloid. It is a more celebrity focused newspaper, compared to the DT which focuses more on the economy. The Sun is famous for 'page 3' which always features a topless girl. This attracts males, with 58% of the Suns readers being male. The Sun is predominantly images, which implies that the target audience are perhaps less educated than readers of the Daily Telegraph. The balance of photos to texts is in favour of the former in the Sun, which arguably attracts readers who want to do less.. well, reading.
The Sun's headline is written in a white sans serif font, on a red banner which is at the top of the front page. The name is located on the left hand side, with 'the' a lot smaller than 'Sun'. The price of 30p is slightly lower than the local newspapers which I looked at, and much lower than the Daily Telegraph, implying that this newspaper is perhaps aimed at people who are somewhat poorer.
The headline on this issue of the Sun reads: 'Black Parents ... White Baby'. Through looking at different issues of the Sun I have noticed that they generally print articles with headlines that are very attention grabbing, such as this one, however the majority of main headlines are celebrity related. On the front cover of this edition of the Sun, the main photograph is of the black couple with their white baby. It takes up the majority of the front page and is very eye catching. Along the left hand side another article is featured regarding the death of an English soldier due to the Taliban. Underneath this there is a picture of footballer Joe Cole in his Liverpool kit, showing that there is a story regarding this within the newspaper.
One advert is featured at the top on the right hand side, using bright, eye catching colours it reads: 'HOLS from £9.50'. To a poorer target audience, this opportunity is fantastic and it would be worth buying the newspaper in order to take advantage of this. The advert directs the reader to the corresponding page, which would encourage them to read on.