The main image takes up most of the front cover and is unavoidable if you are looking at the newspaper. The use of black and red clouds, both violent and ominous colours as well as the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of enlightenment, covering her face in shame holds very obvious connotations of travesty and despair. The top strapline "it's President Trump..." ending in an ellipsis creates a tone of sorrow and remorse. The headline "What have they done?" continues the desperate theme of the whole front cover. It points the finger at an outside force for what happened, which would resonate with many UK residents who would be in disbelief at the time of this newspaper publish. The biggest part of the front page is the masthead, Daily Mirror, who are a left-wing newspaper. This means much of their target audience would likely be against Trump and for them, an upset and horrified reaction to him becoming president would be the. one thy want to see and read about. The Daily Mirror are owned by Reach plc. It meets all of the News Values except for personalisation and continuity, as at the time of this newspaper's publish it was a very recent event. It takes place in America, which is an elite nation. The front cover also fills proximity, as in the top right corner it has a blurb about the tram accident in Croydon.
The Times' cover has drastically different tones from the Daily Mirror's. Unlike the other, this cover actually has an image of Donald Trump alongside Vice President Mike "hates the gays" Pence. Trump has his fist held up in a symbol of victory while Pence applauds him from the left, clearly framing the election in a more positive light.
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