Compare

Tabloid Vs Broadsheet Remember it

and contrast it

Tabloid: A smaller than standard newspaper which

focuses on less "serious" content, especially celebrities,
sports, and sensationalist crime stories.

Broadsheet: A standard or full sized newspaper that

takes a serious look at major news stories.

Tabloid
Mix fact and emotion
Shorter sentences
Use biased and emotional
language
Stories are mixed together
Less complex vocabulary
Focus on famous people,
private lives and scandal
Broadsheet
More fact than emotion
Longer sentences
Unbiased and clear
language
Divided into clear sections
Complicated Vocabulary
Focus on major national and
international events
The biggest difference between the two types of
paper is in language:

Tabloid

Informal
Use of puns
Use of alliteration
Exaggeration for effect
Slang
Colloquial language (chatty)
Informal names used
Short, snappy sentences
Heightened language (over the top)
Brand names
Adjectives often carry sexual overtones
A focus upon appearance
Frequent use of elision e.g. wont, dont. This is
another informal technique

Broadsheet

More formal
Metaphors rather than puns
Rhetorical questions
More complex sentences (look for sentences separated
by lots of commas, semi-colons etc.)
Puns sometimes used, although more subtle
Statistics
Descriptions of people tends to relate to personality or
position in society
Politicians comments often included, with a commentary
by the journalist