LevelItem
Ref NoGUA/9/2/3
TitleFace of the Press
Date1984
ExtentPart of 1 umatic and part of 1 mov file (1.94 GB)
Creator NameGuardian Newspapers Limited
DescriptionFilm, with sound, featuring vox pop style interviews with members of the public who are asked about their opinions regarding newspapers.

Contains footage of people being interviewed on the streets [of London].

Topics covered include: whether people buy a newspaper; which newspaper they buy; why they buy a newspaper; what the impact of other sources of news (TV/Radio); has been on their readership of newspapers; whether they buy a Sunday newspaper and what they would do if newspapers did not exist.

Newspapers mentioned and discussed include the Sun, the Mirror, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express, the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Times, the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Times and the Observer.

Duration: 5 minutes and 15 seconds.The film starts at 00.15 on the mov file.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsAccess via GNM Digital Repository.
Related MaterialThe mov file also contains the following short films and adverts:

- TV advert for Daily Express Millionaires Club scratch card [c. late 1980s – early 1990s]. Duration: 45 seconds.

- TV advert for The Sun newspaper John Travolta exclusive [c late 1980s]. Duration: 40 seconds.

- 'Food from Britain' TV advert for the Observer [c1984]. Duration: 30 seconds. Catalogued at OBS/9/1/1/18

- 'Why Read The Guardian? 1.5 million reasons' TV advert for the Guardian [c1984]. Duration: 30 seconds. Catalogued at GUA/9/1/1/2

Further audio visual material containing vox pops with members of the public is available at GUA/9/1/1/1-3, GUA/9/1/1/24, GUA/9/2/6-8, GUA/9/2/11 and GUA/9/2/14.
FormatElectronic record
Video recording
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