Le gardien

The first front page is the Guardian’s which is usually read by educated readers. Contrary to the Times, the Guardian traditionally has a center-left leaning (inclination). Here, for instance, at the bottom of the front page, it used a catchy heading to criticize conservative PM David Cameron’s new rules on unemployment benefits (les allocations chômage). As obvious in the lay-out (mise en page) of the front page, the main news item of the day nevertheless is the protest.

The headings listed on the left of the main pic are quiet objective. They use quotations and the main title “this is just the beginning” clashes/contrasts with the Times’ coverage (couverture médiatique) of the incident.

As opposed to the latter (ce dernier), The Guardian is not condemning the demonstrations but stressing the fact that this may well be the thin end of the wedge, implying that these young man’s behavior is not as isolated as other papers presented.

Similarly, while The Times stresses the efficiency of the Metropolitan police “32 arrested”, The Guardian focuses on their failure: “Police caught out by scale of action”. The same can be said by The Times’ comment on the picture “Thuggish and disgraceful”, a sentence which is consistent with right-wing focus on law and order (le respect de l’ordre et de la loi).

What those two papers share is an in depth (en profondeur) analysis of the protest.

The Sun is the biggest-selling newspaper in Britain and a tabloid. Its editorial board has remained faithful to its right-wing stands and in-your-face approach of news, for instance using “brainless” in bold capital letters and calling the youth involved “yobs” (a sland equivalent of “thuggish” in The Times). The front page is a case in point (exemple type) of the use of informal language such as “trashed” instead of “attacked” in The Guardian and “uni” and “demo” instead of “university” and “demonstration”. To add insult to injury (pour couronner le tout) The Sun accuses the Metropolitan chief of having sat on her hands (se tourner les pouces). This is emphasized through the us

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