Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Newspaper Notes

Types Of Newspapers
Tabloid- half the size of The Eagles Eye. (Like The Austin Chronicle)
Front page of a tabloid has usually 1
News Magazine- like a monthly magazine. Almost always have a glossy cover & almost always  colored. Sometimes not.
Front page news magazine usually don't have a story
Broadsheet-Ex.The Eagles Eye.
Front page news magazine usually don't have a story

I see the name of the paper at the top w/ the date, school name, & the school website. There's also a picture in the back ground. There's a cover story along w/ another story under it & at the very bottom, there's things saying what you'll find or read about inside.
-Headline
-Table of contents & Index
-Main photo
-Volume & No.
-Sub headline
-Line in-between stories
-Boxes
-Pictures w/ Captions
-Flag/ Folio
a.) Name of paper
b.) Name of school
c.) Date
d.) Volume & issue number
e.) City & State
f.) Website
g.) Phone number
h.) Picture
i.) Teaser Ex. Background photo & where you can find that article
j.) Teaser at bottom
k.) caption heads are there
l.) STORIES

Every story should have a by line. That by line is the name & title of the writer. The by line should be below the headline.
Jump- when the story "jumps" from the front page to a page inside. It has too have a place too direct w/ a headline. When you get to that page there should be that same headline.
Story divider lines- lines in-between stories.
Screen- should have a key line. (Little thin lines that go around text or photos.) Ex. Colored Principals message. Have a box & A Color. Screen percentage is 20% or less.
Info graphing format, pie charts, graphs, pics w/ breakouts.
Index/Table of contents

Mast Head
-The name of the newspaper
- The Editorial policy
-Organizations
-Staff box
-Screen
-Story divider
Opinions pages- pictures go w/ there stories


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