Monday, February 27, 2012

Newspaper Notes

*Two sizes of newspapers
1) Broad sheet (our school newspaper) (Four or Five stories) (With a jump)
2) Tabloid

*Flag/Masthead (Top of the Page)
Name of the Paper
Teaser
---Doesn't usually change besides for story topics

*Folio
Name of the Place, Motto/Slogan, Date
Other pages:
Title of the Newspaper, Date, Page number, Section title 

*Headlines
Drawing attention
First paragraph description

*Pictures
Dominant  Photo

*Subheadline
One per page on a broad
More details
Complete sentence
Byline: Author's name, Position

*Caption
Caption Headline (Complete sentence)
Photo credit
Insight into the picture
---Who, What, Where, Why, When, How? (Whats happening)
---Background information

*Jump
At the end of the story

*Infographics
"Sidebars"
Information, in graphic form! :o
Fun little box! Little drawing!!

Table of Contents
Volume
Number

Staff Box
Everyone involved in the newspaper
Policy
Organizations we belong to

"Above the fold"
Most important story, biggest picture, headline

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