two sizes of newspapers
Broad sheet = eagle eye/ Traditional (folds in middle)
tabloid = (open like a book)
front page
Broad (front page ) - at least four or five.
Teasers
photos
headlines (complete sentences)
subheadline
Story
Text
date
Title of paper (flag)
caption
info bar
teasers
lines
(folio) reference info.
attention grabber & captions
by line - name and title of writher
Jump - ex: See pg.10
kicker - tag about story #hashtag
info graphic - picture with info
Thursday, March 27, 2014
7 news values
Fourth person dies following SXSW crash
http://www.statesman.com/search/?q=Fourth+person+dies+following+SXSW+crashHuman Intrest - This is an article about something tragic, therefore pulling in readers emotions.
Person shot in hand at Waffle House in NE Austin
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/person-shot-in-hand-at-waffle-house/nfDW2/
Novelty - Someone getting shot in the hand in a waffle house is definitely something out of the ordinary. So this article gets readers attention.
Boston starts investigation into 9-alarm blaze that claimed the lives of 2 firefighters
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/27/boston-starts-investigation-into-alarm-blaze-that-claimed-lives-2-firefighters/?intcmp=latestnews
Timeliness - according to this article this happened today, therefore making that breaking news.
Onion Creek residents press Austin city officials to speed up buyouts after Halloween flood
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/onion-creek-residents-press-austin-city-officials-/nfL7q/
Proximity - This is right down the road from where i go to school and live.
Former Williamson County sheriff John Maspero dies
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/former-williamson-county-sheriff-john-maspero-dies/nfL9s/
Prominence - According to the article this was a good officer and he was a good man and a great police officer.
Fact check: Obama mixing and matching insurance stats
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/18/fact-check-obama-insurance-stats/6575537/
Impact - This is about health care, that is all over the country being signed and this could affect many if not most people in our country.
Iraq: Bombings kill 26 people in Baghdad
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/top-news/iraq-bombings-kill-19-people-in-baghdad/nfMWF/
Conflict - This is going to start a problem if there isn't one already between Iraq and Bagdad.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
News Value notes
Timeliness -
how recent did it happen
Proximity -
how close it happened/ Near by
Conflict -
people fighting
Prominence -
important or famous people
Human interest -
drama
Impact -
how it affects people
Novelty -
unusual
how recent did it happen
Proximity -
how close it happened/ Near by
Conflict -
people fighting
Prominence -
important or famous people
Human interest -
drama
Impact -
how it affects people
Novelty -
unusual
Friday, March 21, 2014
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