CHARLIE BROOKER ANALYSIS:BLOG

Charlie Brooker is known for his sarcasm-filled, opinionated blog posts. Never lost for words, he blogs about a range of topics; including his opinions on the popular UK television show 'The Voice'.

Brooker's audience mainly consists of adults that share his skepticism  and can easily relate to his rants. As Brooker is very sarcastic, it's likely that his audience members are too. If they weren't, then they may struggle to follow his witty comments. His ironic writing style is consistent throughout the majority of his blog posts, just like his use of formal language. Although he occasionally blogs about informal topics, his formal register is coherent. This is typical of his style. 

Colloquialisms rarely feature in Brooker's blogs however taboo language is used. His use of expletives is purely for entertainment and isn't intended to offend. This clarifies that he is comfortable with his audience as he knows they have similar thoughts to him and won't be shocked at his language choices. One aspect of Brooker's language choices that's slightly more informal, is the frequent use of fronted conjunctions such as 'but'. This could be used for dramatic effect or it could just be a stream of consciousness as he's writing fluently. 

As Charlie Brooker has a large audience, he is viewed as a knowledgeable figure. He shows that he has valuable opinions by stating them as fact and his use of metaphors/similes. This implies that the writer knows what they're talking about and that what they have to say about it, is what everyone should believe. He also uses anecdotes to tell the audience about his encounters and this connotes wisdom as he has a lot to say about a variety of experiences.

As I previously mentioned, Brooker writes in a stream of consciousness and this is evident in his structural choices as well as language. The paragraphing is coherent throughout his blog post and for each new point he starts a new paragraph, almost like a list. This technique is slightly more informal as it reflects how people typically talk.

Overall, Brooker uses a variety of techniques ranging from informal to formal and this reflects his cynical and sarcastic attitude very well and keeps his audience entertained as well as informed.