PRINT MEDIA PRODUCTION - SESSION 6 - ANALYSING NEWSPAPERS

PRINT MEDIA PRODUCTION - SESSION 6 - ANALYSING NEWSPAPERS - THE FRONT COVER

Publisher part - DONE. Alleflippinlujah.
Now time to look at an individual newspaper according to the pictured criteria. Start this in the following way. As you can see you can ONLY GET A PASS for this criteria. The chances for merits/distinctions only start occuring when you start proposing/producing/creating your own idea for a magazine.

START THIS ANALYSIS PART AS FOLLOWS

1. OPEN UP A NEW POST. Call it 'Print Media - Newspaper Analysis - The Front Cover'

2. Take a picture of the front-cover of your newspaper and put it in your blogpost.

One of those unfortunate story/advert combinations that can happen.

3. Then, tell me about THE LOOK of the front page. Can you see a MASTHEAD? Where is it? Is the page Picture-dominated or text-dominated? Is the headline font unique to that piece or used throughout the paper for headlines (sometimes headlines in gossip/sports sections can have different headline fonts than usual)? Do you think the page has an effective HEADLINE (does it make you want to read the piece?). Can you see a BYLINE and where is it. Are there SIDEBAR articles on the page? Are there ADS or a COMPETITION or OFFER? What is it about this front cover that tells you whether it is a TABLOID or a BROADSHEET?

WHAT YOU SHOULD END UP WITH
A post analysing the living bejesus out of the front cover of your newspaper.

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