Media Journal Document Names: Trinh Ngoc Tam Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Le Tran My Anh Title of Text: The Economist Sept 26th cover Media Form (e.g. film poster): Newspaper's cover Link to text (if https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gtg5SxcLdTZboeIWkmsDDB0 available): yrL9RvYNH/view?usp=sharing Things to note: o Your answers to these media journal questions do not have a word limit but they should be clear and concise (dot points can be used throughout). o Use correct terminology wherever relevant. . The completed media journal document must be submitted to Canvas before your tutorial presentation. o All group members must submit the exact same document. . All group members must contribute equally to the analysis and presentation. o Be sure your presentation addresses all the points you identify here. What is the denotative meaning of your chosen text? That is, identify/describe its denotations, its 'literal' meanings (just what you actually see). - The caricature portrays POTUS Donald J. Trump and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Twitterdum and Twaddledee, implied as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, two characters from Alice in Wonderland. In the background stands Queen Elizabeth as the Queen of Hearts. They are in the woods together. Trump is holding the receiver of a landline phone, looking to the left while Boris Johnson and the Queen of England looks at each other, the Queen looking stern and Boris Johnson seeming humble. Boris Johnson's hands are on Trump's shoulders. - The grass they are standing on is light green, which reminds audiences the theme of the "Alice in Wonderland" movie. - The text "Twitterdum and Twaddledee/The reckoning" in a serif typeface, with "The reckoning" being a smaller font size than "Twitterdum and Twaddledee" What are some connotative meanings of this text? That is, the feelings and ideas it evokes, its personal and socio-cultural associations. - The figures of Tweedledum and Tweedledee but with the face of Trump and Boris Johnson, which are the twins' names from 'Alice in Wonderland' movie, trigger the audience's imagination about the complex relationship between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. Two politicians are known to have mutual ideology (conservative) and national goals; however, they
are always against each other. Also, the faces of two mature men on top of two young bodies evoke the figures as ridiculous, childish and somewhat sarcastic, triggering a sense of political satire from the audience. In addition, placing the 2 leaders in the same position is considered as a politically sarcastic movement due to the huge gap between the real positions of the 2 countries. While the US has always been considered one of the leading countries worldwide, the UK has now lost its leading position back to the first half of the 21st century. - The phone Trump's holding calls to the event where Trump calls the Ukrainian president to collect information about Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, possibly to hurt Joe Biden during the 2020 Presidential Election. Besides, the figure of Queen Elizabeth behind the twins (as Queen of Heart) illustrates that she has no legal