Essays about: "newspaper readability"

Found 5 essays containing the words newspaper readability.

  1. 1. Read-a-paper-bility: can you read this paper for me? : A readability study of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Erik Jonsson; [2018]
    Keywords : readability; newspaper readability; readability formulas; the active voice; the passive voice; linking words; clauses per sentence; type-token ratio;

    Abstract : In our information age, it is of the highest importance that information is easy to understand by as many members of the potential target audience as possible. The present study analyses and compares the readability of 20 newspaper articles, half from the tabloid Daily Mail and the other half from the broadsheet The Daily Telegraph. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Who are they & why are they here?" A media analysis of the negative portrayal of immigrants in the mainstream Greek press

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Eleni Ioanna Malafouri; [2015]
    Keywords : Media; media portrayal; otherness; Greece; immigrants; public sphere; superiority; inferiority; identity; stereotyping; others; newspaper; representation;

    Abstract : Eleni-Ioanna Malafouri, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, University of Malmö.Abstract of Master's Thesis, Submitted 22 May 2015: Who are they and why are they here? A media analysis of the negative portrayal of immigrants in the mainstream Greek press. READ MORE

  4. 3. Automatic Text Simplification via Synonym Replacement

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Robin Keskisärkkä; [2012]
    Keywords : Lexical simplification; synonym replacement; SynLex;

    Abstract : In this study automatic lexical simplification via synonym replacement in Swedish was investigated using three different strategies for choosing alternative synonyms: based on word frequency, based on word length, and based on level of synonymy. These strategies were evaluated in terms of standardized readability metrics for Swedish, average word length, proportion of long words, and in relation to the ratio of errors (type A) and number of replacements. READ MORE

  5. 4. To redesign a newspaper - a casestudy of Folkbladet

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Elina Jarlenius Jonsson; Marie Wenngren; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The newspaper industry changes with the society. New trends and developments affect how layout and design are perceived. Therefore it is important for the survival of a newspaper to catch up with trends and retain contemporaneity. This demands that a daily paper frequently updates its appearance and sometimes even redesign the whole newspaper. READ MORE

  6. 5. Newspaper Readability : a Broadsheet vs. a Tabloid

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Kristina Järvbäck Hillbom; [2009]
    Keywords : newspapers; readability; sentence complexity;

    Abstract : Is it possible to trace differences in the syntax used in various newspapers and how these differences influence the readability? Earlier studies confirm this and show that it is possible to make a wider distinction between the languages used in for example a broadsheet compared to the language used in a tabloid. In this study, both sentence length and sentence complexity of a broadsheet and a tabloid with a similar political stance were examined in order to find out if it is possible to show differences in readability between the two newspapers. READ MORE