Introduction In this analysis of crime news I will focus on the right-wing tabloid newspaper "The Sun" and the left-wing newspaper "The Guardian". I will analyze the article on the student riots in both newspapers, and see if there are similarities or differences in the way the event is presented. The incident occurred when a demonstration against university tuition increases got out of hand and some protesters used violent tactics to express their views. Quantitative and qualitative Within a news article, the qualitative aspect is usually represented by images and the quantitative aspect is the amount of text used. Quantitative data is usually seen as more favorable and is common within newspapers such as 'The Guardian', whilst tabloids such as 'The Sun' tend to use more qualitative data (Ericson et al, 1991). Tabloids usually target the working class who are stereotypically considered less educated, so the use of numerous images makes it almost equivalent to a children's storybook, while 'The Guardian' is more text-heavy and aimed at the middle class , so it has more debate. (Schlesinger et al, 1991). 'The Sun' uses 3 pages, has 8 images and uses about 20% text. While “The Guardian” uses 5 pages, 3 images and about 65% is text. Journalists tend to be specific about what they believe makes an article appealing to their readers. News Value There are many criminal events that happen every day, however only a few are selected as they are deemed newsworthy. Chibnall (1977) argues that a story is classified as newsworthy if it is dramatized, immediate, and provides structured access. You could see that 'The Sun' uses all of these elements, for example, it overemphasizes the violence that has occurred and... in the middle of the paper... labels them as such (Hayward, 2006). In this case, if the label were accepted there could be more protests and riots because people might believe that this is the quickest way to spread the message, the UKUncuts activist also stated in "The Guardian" that "campaigns of higher profile could be expected.' Conclusion Overall it is clear that there is a contrast between the two newspapers It could be argued that the production of the newspapers serves mainly to satisfy the expectations of the readers, for example, the readers of "The Sun " expect to read a dramatic story, which is why editors select specific words and images, while "The Guardian" readers may prefer a more intellectual debate (Schlesinger et all, 2010). Both tell the same story but in different ways, so it is up to the reader to decide which one to believe or prefer.