Newspapers: news stories

 

  1. Copy the headline, date and link
The Guardian:
Headline -

Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East

Date - Sun 1 Mar 2026 21.44 GMT

Mail Online:

Headline -  British holiday makers still in Dubai complain that they are trapped in five-star paradise
Date - 12:15, 11 Mar 2026
  1. Briefly summarise the story in a sentence or two: is this is an example of hard news or soft news? Does it reflect the politics or ideological stance of that newspaper/website?
The Guardian: 
It mainly focuses on the political aspect of the trapped citizens hardship and how/what the UK government is doing to help them to move forward with solutions of getting back home safely. All the while acknowledging the complicated international political situation. 

The Mail Online: 
It mainly focuses on the unanswered issues of finances due to the over-stay at these resorts for these trapped UK citizens, mostly focusing on scrutinising the inaction what government is taking.
  1. Explain in a sentence how or why this story appeals to the audience of that newspaper (use media terminology and theory if you can). Is it quality journalism or an example of clickbait?
The Guardian: 
The Guardian prefers to focus on political climate stories as they pride themselves on being an upstanding broadsheet newspaper, which is why is focused more on the political issues here than the people.

The Mail Online: 

In the Mail Online it’s a different story, they focus on the strife of the people and criticise the government for not doing more, this aligns with their views on government scrutiny. 

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