Ladies and Gentlemen, Jury and Judge, I stand before you here today to present the ways in which my client, Princess Diana has been poorly represented in the Woman’s Day magazine article posted on the tenth of July 2017. The objective was clearly to present Diana as a killer . Through the use of codes and conventions the audience is positions to only see her in a negative light. This is a completely false representation, under no prosperity did my client have any intentions of killing Camilla Parker Bowles.
Diana, Princess of Wales was known by all as the people’s princess. Diana was human just like the rest of us, but as she was “Royalty” meaning that media targets her as a famous person to draw in readers. The Woman’s Day Magazine has the power to manipulate aspects of Camilla’s story to portray Princess Diana as an evil person with intentions to kill using various codes and conventions. My client is neither evil nor has intentions to kill.
Firstly, the article posted in Woman’s Day has a large two page spread. The layout has a extensive heading that stretches over the two double pages, “Camilla’s shocking claims Diana tried to KILL ME”. In this headline the words “kill me” are emphasized in all caps and are surrounded by red which can be seen as a colour portraying blood, anger and violence, all which are not true to the Princess’s character. The journalist has clearly thought about the colours and placement of the article. The front page piece and the bold headlines
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Thesis: Princess Diana was a very kind hearted woman, noble by blood, famous by marriage, but used her public light in a positive way.
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When they feel like it is the end of the world, many people have trouble keeping a smile on their face. Other people can continue to shine no matter how bad they feel. Those people can leave a long lasting impact on the world. Princess Diana influenced millions of people from all over the world, and her legacy will remain forever.