What Is News


 What is news - newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events

-A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly.​


Top 10 read newspapers in the UK 

1. The Guardian UK 

2. Daily Mail

3. The Independent

4. Daily Telegraph 

5. Daily Mirror

6. Daily Express 

7. The Sun

8 . Financial Times

9. Metro

10. The Times


tabloid newspaper - a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper containing short often sensational news stories and many photographs 

broadsheet newspaper - Broadsheets use more serious and formal language, while tabloids are modern, informal, and conversational


tabloid newspapers - the sun, daily mirror, the guardian, metro 

broadsheet - the daily telegraph, the financial times

usually tabloid newspapers use serif fonts whereas broadsheet uses sans serif

                                    




'hard' and 'soft' news


hard news - refers to stories that cover events with important and real world implications (e.g politics, weather activity)
soft news - soft news refer to media organisations who primarily deal with entertainment, commentary arts and lifestyle. Soft media can take the form of television programs, magazines or print articles


conventions of a front cover 





masthead - title of the newspaper displayed on the front page

caption - brief text underneath an image describing the photograph or graphic 

headline - a phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader 

main image - dominant picture, often filling much of the front cover

stand first - subheading that appear in the text of the article

byline - Where the name of the reporter is included at the beginning of the article

standalone - block of text that introduces the story, normally in a different style to the body text and headline

splash - picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside 

cross-head - a phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader

pug - Usually at the top left and right hand corners of page displaying promotions, special offers or price of newspapers 




The daily mirror maintains a house style - a company's preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material 


what is the purpose of a newspapers front cover

-attracts an audience instantly with bold headlines = makes audience want to read it
-reinforces the newspapers identity through easly recognisable style and features
-demonstrate clearly what the newspapers attitude is towads the news of the day 
-shows that te edition of the newspaper contains certain stories






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