Donald Trump - The Guardian - November 10th 2016

This is the front cover of The Guardian newspaper the day after the US elected him as president. The Guardian, like The Times is also a broadsheet newspaper and not a tabloid. However, this cover gives a different feel than what we would typically expect of a broadsheet newspaper, although maybe not against what we'd expect of The Guardian's political leaning.

The headline 'Trump wins. Now the world waits.' makes it seem as though Trump is unpredictable as we don't know what will happen next as he is a loose cannon. That headline alone doesn't favour Trump in one way or another but isn't the sort of headline you'd probably get if Hilary Clinton where to be elected due to Trump's unpredictable behaviour and going against what you'd expect of your typical presidential candidate due to the way in which he acts and the background he has come from (reality TV and businessman). However, it could be argued that 'the world waits' doesn't particularly favour one side or another as it could be we are waiting for him to get into the office to create positive change or instead to cause mayhem. This idea of him going against the political elite continues with one of the stories on the left which says about him not just being up against the democrats but also the republicans and the rest of the political class due to him doing things a lot differently than what they are use to.

The small bubble which says 'Will he destroy America?', however, doesn't particularly favour him and shows him to be dangerous and lethal and not holding back. Although it doesn't necessarily say that he will destroy America in order to take a step back and make statements that may not turn out to be true.

The image used unlike other newspapers like The Times, doesn't show him in a flattering way and is likely taken in the middle of a speech. This may be symbolic of his tyrants that he goes on during his rallies where he will often go of script and talk in ways which people may deem to be politically incorrect. Also, his many catchphrases such as 'Make America Great Again' 'Build The Wall' and 'Lock Her Up'. Furthermore, the fact that this image is pictured alongside 'Will he destroy America?' makes him seem insane and mad due to him not thinking before his actions or before he speaks.

Binary oppositions are used throughout with the idea of 'Trump vs the elite' and also 'The US vs the rest of the world'.

We can also look at the different representations made using selection and combination in The Guardian. Trump's face covers a huge portion of the page and that being the only part we really see of him. It lines up with this stereotype of politicians being predominately middle/upper class white older males. Not one other person is on the page other than him as well and we see him in typical business dress which reinforces this. Furthermore, this would help to emphasise the lack of other groups that feature in US politics, and how they are underrepresented due to him being the only one on the page and no one else.

In addition, the stereotype of America being extremely patriotic is featured with the colours of what the clothes Trump is wearing and also the colour scheme of the front page being red, white and blue rather than what it would typically be which is black and white. The fact that the newspaper would cover other nations elections like the UK and France, who also have the same colour schemes but would unlikely to use this colour scheme on the front page, emphasises this extreme patriotism that the US has. This is further emphasised within the story on the front page when it says about his crowd of supporters chanting "USA" repeatedly.

Trump is represented in a mainly negative light. The newspaper represents him as though he is a bigot and someone who only cares for himself and someone who will have racists and people part of the far right will make up some of his large supporter base, in some of the smaller headlines such as 'Europe's far right welcomes win'. Also, they label him as xenophobic, a race-baiter, Islamophobe and a sexual predator.