London Riots Broadsheet Newspaper Analysis: 9th August

This is the front cover of the British broadsheet newspaper 'The Daily Telegraph'. It is from Tuesday the 9th of August 2011. The image in the centre of the page is one that was use by many newspapers, tabloid and broadsheet, across Britain and it was used to show the destruction and desperation caused by the riots. It is clearly depicted in the image that a woman has had to jump from the second floor of her house as it burns.

There are many ways that this article uses language and text to glorify the riots. They use large fonts and words such as 'Rule of the Mob'. This implies that the rioters nay have gained control and there isn't much that the government or the country can do. Also the first bullet point at the upper left hand side of the screen says 'Police lose control of the state'. This also implies that the government has lost all control which would be used to create a moral panic.