Sunday 17th October 2010: Research For Second Page of Newspaper

I have previously looked at the Codes & Conventions for the front page of a newspaper, which will be my first page. My second page is going to be an Article page, which is what I am going to be looking at now, again, looking at both Local and National Newspapers.

National

I have taken this page from The Daily Mail Newspaper:

• As you can see here, the newspaper features the Date in the top left hand corner.
• The newspaper article is split into columns, which is typical of a newspaper to do.
• It features a Headline, which is at the very top of the page, and below it, in between the two pictures, a Sub-Headline, giving a brief as to what the article is about.
• The page is in Black & White, but features a colour advertisement in the bottom right hand corner.
• The story is broken down into 3 sections in columns.
• The byline Features who the article is written by, and is located underneath one of the pictures.
• As you can see, there are two pictures that are featured on this page, both with captions explaining what the picture is about underneath.
• The story is about Darwin, so it is about History, as apposed to a Local Story. It looks like it could be general knowledge.
• The font for the Headline and Sub-headline is in Sans-Serif (this may have been done to make it easier to read)
• Reasons for this article being in the newspaper at the time could be that the "Tantalising Private Papers" were released to the public.

Local

This newspaper has been taken from Sunshine Coast Daily:

• The newspaper, like the National newspaper I have looked at, features the Headline at the top of the page, with the Section of the paper it is in, 'Entertainment' written above it.
• The Sub-heading is featured left of the picture
• The picture, unlike the National newspaper looked at, is in Colour.
• It features 4 columns, but is only in 1 section, unlike the National Newspaper, which is in 4 sections.
• The Byline is featured below the Sub-heading
• There is a caption underneath the picture, explaining the picture.
• The story is about a Local singer, achieving something. This is important news to a Local area, as it shows that people in their community are succeeding.
• The story may have been reported to show local support to the singer, showing the community what has happened to her.
• Again, the font is in Sans-Serif, making it easier to read.

Both National and Local newspapers show important storys. I think that the local newspaper shows more important news to the local community that it is aimed at, and I want to try and include a story like this in my newspaper.