Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Newspaper Notes

Broad Sheet- the big one, big newspaper.
Tabloid- the smaller of the two.
12 broad sheet turns into 24 in tabloid.
on a broadsheet newspaper the average of stories is gonna be 3 or 4.
On a tabloid about 1 or 2.
News Value
- most important story.

The Flag is the name of the newspaper.
The teaser- something that's in the paper we want you to see.
Folio
-W. Charles Akins High School
-"Everything That Concerns You"
- Monday, 11.14.11
Some newspapers have the price of the newspaper.
Written in the first paragraph, and capture your readers.
Sub- Headline-
Tells us more about the story, comes from the additional paragraphs.
1 Sub headline on every page.
By-line-
person who wrote the story and their position on staff.

Below the guideline, the story itself.
The caption has three parts.
-caption head
to tell about the photo.
like a teaser, like a headline, give info but be a little fun.
Caption itself, where? when? who? what? why? how?
sometimes you have to write more then 2 sentences.
more background info, or include a quote.

Infographics-
give you more info in graphic form.
Volume Number
Issue Number
Barcode


Editorial Policy
Staff
Organizations we belong too.

Front Pages of The World

  1.  What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?
 The Chicago Illinois one, It has a different kind of cover to it, like it was a huge picture instead of a bunch of writing.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?
"I left her to die" it's like an instant eye catcher and makes you want to read what happened.

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?
About 3 to 4.

What do you  notice that all newspaper front pages have in common?
A huge title, and a main picture.

What are things that vary on the front pages of different newspapers? 
The size of photos, font, etc..