Graphs showing my results

My Results

My first questionnaire for the local newspaper was answered by students in the sixth form at my school, who are aged between 16 and 17.
I found that nearly all of them expected people around the ages of 46-90 to read local newspapers. This may be because older people may have lived in a certain place for a long time and want to know whats happening in their area, whereas, younger people arent really interested in that, they are more interested in the world of celebrities.

I found that 6/12 students read newspapers, the two most popular are the Suffolk Press and The Sun. This may be due to students enjoying the gossip about celebrities, or being interested in how their local football team played at the weekend.
Other newspapers that were read by students were: Sudbury Mercury, The Indepepndant, East Anglian, The Daily Mail, The Mirror, Mail On Sunday and The Haverhill Echo.

On the other hand, 6/12 students said they dont read local newspapers. Some reasons given for this are: boring, time consuming, too much writing, nothing they find in them are interesting and they arent very exciting.

Finally, the most popular name that was chosen for a local newspaper by the students was The Yeldham Moon.
This may be due to Great Yeldham being the local area and thats what caught their eye, or they just liked the name.

• For my second Questionnaire, I am going to give this out to an older age range to see what they answer about local newspapers and then compare the two results to identify what are the similarities and differences.

My Questionnaire

I have chosen to do a questionnaire for my research, this will be answered by random people around the school. I have chosen this location to do my questionnaire as it is the local area and it is where my newspapers may be read. I can also find out what they think about the local newspapers in their area, to identify what they like and dislike about them.


Questionnaire about local newspapers

Circle your chosen answers, you can choose more than one answer if you wish to do so.
1. What age range would you expect to read a local newspaper?
- 5-10
- 11-18
- 19-45
- 46 +

2. What sections would you find in a local newspaper?
- Sport
- Leisure
- Letters page
- Puzzles
- Celebrities
- Local News
Other Please State ______________________________________

3, What colours would be included in a local newspaper?
- Black
- White
- Blue
- Red
- Green
Other Please State. ___________________________

4. Do you read newspapers?
- Yes
- No


5. If you answered yes to question 4, what newspaper do you read?

____________________________________________________________

6. If you answered no to question 4, what is your reason?

____________________________________________________________

7. What name do you prefer for a Local Newspaper?
- The Yeldham Moon
- The Hedingham Angel
- The Daily Moon
- The Blossom Gazette
Other (Please state) _______________________

8. What type of sports would you find in the sport section?
- Football
- Cricket
- Rugby
- Hockey
- Types of racing
Other Please State ____________________

9. If you have ever read a Local Newspaper, what do you like about them?

______________________________________________________________

Venns diagram for 3 types of Newspapers.

In my Venns diagram i have written about 3 different newspapers, these are: Tabloid, Broadsheet and Local. This is because i can identify what are the similarities and differences between them are as its easier to understand. I can also see what types of things i can include in my Local newspaper that are also used in broadsheet and Tabloid newspapers.

There are some differences in the 3 newspapers that are shown in the diagram, for example, Broadsheets are written in a more formal way and mostly talk about International politics, Tabloids are mostly about celebrities and the main headlines of the news on television. Finally, Local newspapers only talk about local news in that local area, and include local advertisements.

On the other hand, some of the similarities are: All of the newspapers will include sport, advertisments and news.