The Canon was created to contain a list of 'authoritative' examples of work and authors; which contained Universal Values which were shared and upheld in society.
In class we came up with lists and films and bands which we thought the Leavis' would choose to be in The Canon; which made me realise how difficult it is to choose a 'sweetness and light' text and to put your own opinion to the back of your mind.
So, my task for this week was to attempt to write a Leavis style analysis of a media text; similar to what would have been seen in 'Scrutiny'.
The media text I am going to scrutinize is.............'The Sun' newspaper.
The Sun newspaper is a disgrace to modern journalism. All it is concerned about is Sex, Celebrity and Sport. Politics is rarely featured (unless a politician is involved in a sex scandal) and finding a business story is like finding a needle in a haystack.The average reader of 'The Sun' is part of the Populace, who likes nothing more than to shout, swear and drink: therefore it's not surprising that this newspaper is known for it's Page 3 girls and has a reading level of an 11 year old.
The style of 'The Sun' is all about the images and not about the text; the only text they place importance on is the headlines; as they try and fail to make them as witty as possible.
All in all, this newspaper is a disgrace and has no cultural importance to it. Culture to 'The Sun' is a high class Porno!
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