The times

• British national quality newspaper first established in 1785
• These newspapers refers to as broadsheet derived from their larger size
• The times has been published by times newspaper since 1981 a subsidiary of news UK wholly owned by news Corp rupert murdochs company
• The company also publish the Sunday Times Sun, sun on Sunday
• The times is famous for having a range of journalists with varied political viewpoints which allow the newspaper to offer a more neutral political stance
• Politically the times adopts a more neutral position compared to the explicit political allegiance of the tabloid press. However it does have a right wing allegiance and supports the Conservative Party at key times such as when there is a general election
• The newspaper describes itself as the following:

  A faithful recorder of the time for more than 200 years. It is authoritative, credible, responsible trusted and part of the nations cultural heritage. A premium British brand recognised the world over
• The set edition was published on February 1st 2022 and focuses on the report into investigation into parties held at downing street while the country was under strict lockdown restrictions
• This edition of the newspaper deals with scandals surrounding allegations regarding parties held by the Conservative Party when it's leaders had enforced strict restrictions on the people of England and that prohibited such gatherings
• The story was first reported in November 2021 and alleged that during the lockdown period of 2020 parties had been held at downing street some of which had been attended by Boris Johnson
• This led to an inquiry being undertaken by senior civil student sue gray the results of which were published in January 2022
• On the date that this edition was published Boris Johnson was due to give a statement to the Commons about what had happened
• It was reported in the newspaper that sue gray had revealed that metropolitan police were investigating several possible breaches of lockdown by no10 and Boris Johnson had refused calls for his resignation
• The headline police investigate pm's 4 lockdown parties is informative rather than dramatic and enigmatic
• . The same is true of the subheading gray criticises leadership and drinking culture. However there is subtle implicate criticism through the selection and use of language for Examole the number of 4 and choosing the specific aspect of the report that comments on drinking culture
• Similarly the pull quotes that accompany the central image are direct quotations from sue-grays report denoted by the large quotation mark to emphasise their importance
• Positioning them in white on black background gives them prominence and means that they function as an anchor for the image of the pm
• There was too little thought given to what was happening across the country. There were failures of leadership and judgement by different parts of no10
• All newspapers including the times reflect the social and cultural context of the times in which they were produced
• The times largely targets a ABC1 demographic with cultural capital and an interest in news and analysis in detail
• This demographic is targeted through the news value of the paper selection of stories and how particular stories and issues are represented
• The choice to focus on this particular story also reinforces a common theme for the newspaper to accurately present the news and effect on society. Whilst it is not explicitally critical of the government on the front page this story cut across political divides with many members of the Conservative Party as well as Labour shocked by revelations
• The newspaper's plug also reflects a cultural context with a lifestyle focus intended to broaden the appeal of the newspaper
• The page is split between the political stories and a plug promoting times 2 the lifestyle supplement of the paper which in this instance features an article on fitness and a personal story about being bitten by a puppy
• The layout and design of this front page is convential of this style of broadsheet quality newspaper which is generally text led rather than image led. The times is an image and plug. There is also an often an in the news section at the bottom of the page with jump lines linked to main inside stories
• The masthead is bold and recognisable and effectively signifies the ideology of the paper suggesting that it reports and reflects upon the issue of the time. The typography is strong and commands the front page and is placed either side of the crest and logo
• The lion and the unicorn are symbols appearing on the heraldic crests and the slogan dieu et Mon droit God and my right dates to King Richard 1st
• The fact that this remained unchanged by the newspaper suggests that they intend to reinforce their longevity and traditional values
• The central image is a close up photograph of Boris Johnson with an indirect mode of address. His code of expression shows some trepidation of what is to come as he goes to the commons
• The newspaper has selected this photograph to suggest that he does have questions to answer whilst not explicity criticising them
• The caption is long and gives info based on facts placing the photograph in a context rather than taking an active stance.this is a typical convention of this style of newspaper
• The text is compact and detailed subheadings aren't generally used to split up the stories into sections suggesting that readers are comfortable with detailed information and analysis.
• There is a sub-headings the times verdict with jump lines linked to the analysis of the story on the inner pages establishing the newspaper as an opinion leader.
• In the news section at the bottom of the page offers a brief summary of other content in the newspaper including a global aspect
• The mode of address is serious and formal
• Structuralism: newspapers like other media products create meaning through the way in which they are structured. Their use of typical codes and conventions fulfil audience expectations and appeal to loyal readers
• However the way in which the conventions are employed across newspapers will communicate different meanings for example the use of headlines, lang and mode of address differs between popular and quality newspaper
• The times demonstrates less explicit political allegiance compared to a tabloid publication and therefore may offer more than one viewpoint on an issue
• The resolution of opposites may only be evident and more explicit such as an editorial or an opinion peice where the political allegiance of the paper may be more obvious
• The construction of the representation of the event and the key players on the front page is dominated by the central image of Boris Johnson anchored by a headline, subheading and pull quotes