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Newspaper Notes

The big one is broad sheet.
Small one is tabloid
Most tabloids are 24 pages
Road sheets have about 12 or 16 pages
Broad sheet of paper the average number of stories is gonna be 3-5
Tabloids can only fit 1and maybe 2
Being on the front page means they (stories) are the most important
News value
The flag is the name of the newspaper
A teaser is above the flag
Teasers do not have to have photos
Folio
* The place where the newspaper is going to be found
* The date
* The motto
* Price tag
* The website for the newspaper
* Recycling sign
Every good newspaper should have a headline
The headline should be written for the first paragraph
Headline should be interesting
Sub headline tells more information about the story
Should have at least one sub headline on every page
By line tells you who they are and what their job is on newspaper
Have to have stories in newspapers
Pages should have pictures in them and have a dominant photo
Caption has three parts:
*Caption head
*Photo by
*Actual caption itself
1st Sentence who what where and when
2nd Sentence gives you background info on the photo
Sometimes have to write more sentences if there is more space to fill in
Can write more background info to fill up space
Can include a quote to fill up space
Little boxes on the side of stories are called info graphics
Info graphics have additional info that are not available in the story
Design element at the bottom of the newspaper:
*Table of contents
*The volume number
*Issue number
Others might have the number of the newspaper
Staff Box or Mast Head:
*Editorial policy
*Organizations
*The staff

Front Pages Of The World

1. Observer-Dispatch
 Utica, New York
2. Survey: Teen On The Rise because it talks about the current issues for most teens.
3. There are six stories on the front page of my favorite
4. There is always big text as the headline and has the most important thing to say. Always a big picture in front of a newspaper
5. The Headline doesn't always go with the picture.