Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6280697/Pregnant-Meghan-says-Harry-wait-parents.html
'We're ready and excited to join the club!' Pregnant Meghan says she and Harry can't wait to become parents as fans are given first glimpse of her tiny baby bump on opening day of Australia tour
This week I have chosen this news story as it is the most popular viewed story on the Mail online page. Although considered soft news, this article is most popular and essentially headlined on the website as it is the focus of the Royal family - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announcing their pregnancy of first child. This news story talks about their first international tour, starting in Australia where they have announced their first pregnancy. They will continue their historic international tour in New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga over the next 16 days. Megan and Harry both express their excitement about becoming parents for the first time and are "ready" to join the parenting club. In this article Megan and Harry give off the attitude (from interviews) that they are ready to deal with all hardships of parenthood and are excited for a new beginning starting their own family. They had told the Queen and the rest of the royal family their happy news at Princess Eugenie's Windsor Castle wedding on Friday before boarding a commercial flight to Australia via Singapore over the weekend.
This story is an example of soft news, celebrity news. This story would appeal to an audience to be informed and educated as an audience need to be informed about the world we live in (Uses and Gratifications theory). An audience may also read this story for diversion, to take the strain off of their everyday life and look at what is going on in someone else - audiences, especially Daily Mail readers, like information and reports on the Royal family which is why this news story in particular would appeal to their audience (Uses and Gratifications theory). This story is a representation of the Daily Mails newspaper values as they tend to like to add in a story about the Royals.
This story is an example of soft news, celebrity news. This story would appeal to an audience to be informed and educated as an audience need to be informed about the world we live in (Uses and Gratifications theory). An audience may also read this story for diversion, to take the strain off of their everyday life and look at what is going on in someone else - audiences, especially Daily Mail readers, like information and reports on the Royal family which is why this news story in particular would appeal to their audience (Uses and Gratifications theory). This story is a representation of the Daily Mails newspaper values as they tend to like to add in a story about the Royals.
The I
https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/topshop-feminism-scarlett-curtis-book/
Retail store Topshop has apologised for dismantling feminism pop up display promoting a book about feminism, published by Penguin. Penguin addressed the removal of the display on twitter stating 'We’re working on finding another place to host our pop-up and the amazing products that support Girl Up. In the meantime, thank you for your support. This book aims to prove that the word ‘feminist’ is accessible to everyone. Today’s events suggest there is still some work to do'. In Topshop's defence they justified their actions with the argument that the book "in no way reflects [their] stance on feminism". The high street fashion store have pledged to donate £25k to the charity Girl Up, a UN woman's foundation the book is supporting through royalties. Scarlett Curtis, the curator of the book, tweeted: “I’m not allowed to say much on this right now but let’s just say I am heartbroken and the patriarchy is still alive and kicking… £PinkNotGreen”.
This story is an example of soft news based on a popular topic of the world we live in today - feminism. This article may appeal to a more feminist audience who may be angered or disappointed with Topshop's response to the promotion of the book on feminism.
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