Newspaper Design Notes

Commmon Sizes-- Broad Sheet- 22 inches tall- most newspapers
                              Tabloid- broad sheet folded like a book- 11 inches tall
Elements-- Photos
                  Flag- the name / photo or graphic
                  Headlines- Preview of the article in large size text, written in a complete sentence
                  Sub-Headline- Preview of an article in small size text
                  Articles
                  Lines
                 Colored Backgrounds
                  Teasers
                  Folio- Date / Slogan / School Name / Newspaper Name / Page # / Day of the Week
                 Captions Head- Preview of a caption
                  Byline- Name and title of the author
                   Jumps- What page and article continues
                   Line of Words at the Bottom- Table of contents
                 

Staff Box /  Massthead


Most Important Topic goes above the fold


                 
                             

Front Pages of the World

1. San Francisco Chronicle
2. "From faceless to face of government waste"
3. 4
4. They all have a few headlines from each section at the top of the front page
5. The name

Yearbook Spread

Eagle's Eye Evaluation

MOST INTERESTING ARTICLES--
Front Page: "Karl Boese becomes part of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program"
Opinions:"Tardy sweeps use precious learning time"
In-Depth: "Spend outdoors in new weather"
Student Life: "Students create hip-hop group"
Arts and Entertainment: "Students selling shoes for a big profit and collecting shoes for their closets"
Sports: "Tennis team hopes for wins with high expectations for season"

Karl Boese becomes part of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
Why does this article interest you? This article interested me because it reminded me of the exhchange teacher my journalism class had, it interested me to learn about someone living a whole new life.
How do you think the reporter came up with the idea of the story? I think the reporter got the idea to write about an exchange student  because it would help the school know about a peer they didn't know about well.
What news value does the article appeal to? (impact, proximity, timeliness, novelty, prominence, conflict, human interest) How do you know? Human interest because it tells you about a person
What are some facts included in the article? Where the interviewee is from and his background information
What are some sources of facts or quotes from the story? Boese
What would you have needed to do to write this article if you were the writer? background information on where he's from; speak clear so he would understand you if he doesn't understand English well
 Brainstorm one story idea for the next edition of the Eagle's Eye newspaper?

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• ideas on what do with friends over the summer break