This issue of the Wokingham Times is laid out like most local newspapers around this local area but also across England. Generally on the front page their will be a main article about something which is happening or happened in the local area, this newspaper is not different on the front cover there is a article explaining something which happened in the area. There is nearly always a large masthead at the top of the page with the name of the newspaper “Wokingham News” followed by “Crowthorne and Sandhurst Newsweek”, this is the name of the newspaper. The “Wokingham News” is located at the top of the page in large bold lettering. This is followed by the other heading in bold lettering but this is not quite as large as this is not the main name of the newspaper. On this newspaper the date and price of the newspaper is situated on a red strip in white writing because this makes it stand out and easy to see for the reader. On this front page there is a fair bit of text about the main article, all of this text is split into even columns like most newspapers. By doing this, this makes the newspaper look more professional and gives the newspaper a much more consistent feel. I will make sure that I do this in my newspaper because I want to make it look as professional as possible. There are a lot of advertisements on this issue of “The Wokingham News”. All of the advertisements are advertising local businesses and events in the area. It is much better to advertise local business rather than national in local newspapers because this way you will be targeting the right people and there is more chance of getting business for these businesses. These advertisements are very colour-full but they do not take much room up on the page because the bigger the ad the more expensive for the business. I will include many local advertisements on the front page but also through out the newspaper because this is whole I am going to fund to make the newspaper. Also on this paper to make it look more colour-full and interesting there are many pictures included. This makes the newspaper look much more interesting but it also gives the articles a meaning because generally the pictures relate to the article. These pictures are generally always followed by a caption explaining the picture to give an explanation of the picture.
Wokingham News Second Page
This second page of the newspaper is also laid out like most local newspapers which are available in the area. This second page also follows typical codes and conventions of other newspapers as it give the newspaper a consistent look and feel. Some of the articles which are advertised and listed on the front of the newspaper are carried over on to the second page. When I make my newspaper I will have main articles on the front page being carried over to the second page like this. On the second page there are many photographs relating to the articles on the page. There are around eight pictures on the page and these give the articles a meaning but they also give the page a colour-full look. Like in newspaper when photographs are included there are also captions which help people understand the picture. These are included nearly always when a photograph is included it adds more detail to the article so people can gain a better understanding. There are also many advertisements on the page and these make the page look much more interesting but they also give the reader some good advertisements which they could use in the future as they are all local business. On this page to make out the different articles they are separated by a bold title which is the articles headline. This makes the page have a layout which you can understand but also it is separated into boxes so that you can make out the different stories. Down the left hand side of the page there is a contents (index) this shows what else is included throughout the newspaper. This also gives people a better understanding of what is in the newspaper but also makes it easier for them to find articles they want to read. All the text on the page is also laid out in columns because this gives the newspaper a professional feel. If they text was not laid out in columns it wouldn’t look professional, it would be harder to read and look more scruffy.
The Crowthorne Times Front Cover
This issue of Crowthorne Times is not much different to the other ones published around the surrounding area. The Crowthorne Times always follows the same codes and conventions so that they create a consistent feel and a professional look to the newspaper. They want to create a certain look so that when people see this newspaper they no it is the Crowthorne Times and they do this by following specific codes and conventions of local newspapers. On the front of this newspaper there is a large bold masthead, this shows the name of the newspaper generally in large bold letters so that it stands out. They want the title to stand out so that when people see their newspaper they will want to read it because hopefully they would have built up a good reputation in the area. Like the “Wokingham Times” below the name of the newspaper there is a section showing the price of the newspaper but also the date in which it was released. This shows me that generally this is where they are situated so I am going to be aware of this when creating my newspaper. Like the “Wokingham News” this newspaper includes a lot of advertising ads. Across the top of the front page there are advertisements. This advertisements is more of an advertisement to try and persuade people into either reading or buying the newspaper because there is a free book inside so they think they by putting this on the front cover more people will see it meaning they potentially they could want to buy the newspaper and read it. There are a lot of other advertisements showing local business such as window companies for example. These local business will pay to put their ad in these papers as this is how many local newspapers fund themselves. These advertisements are very colour-full and they stand out a lot so the ones I include will also need to be as they are very eye catching. There are other things which are also very colour-full on the page. There are also many photographs relating to the articles on the page. All these photographs have a purpose and add effect to what is on the page. All the pictures are in colour so this means they are quite eye catching because if you were to have a newspaper which had no pictures, advertisements etc it would look very boring and not very appealing. There are also other codes and conventions which they follow by including a bar code for example these are generally always on newspapers because some are brought from shops. Other things include sub headings and straplines both of the front covers I analysed of local newspapers also included these.
The Crowthorne Times Second Page
This second page of the “Crowthorne Times” looks like most second pages you would see in a local newspaper because they all follow the same codes and conventions. Down the left hand side of the page there is a “this week” column this shows us the reader what is going to be in the newspaper this week and where you can find it. This also helps the reader in being able to find where the article is located. At the top of the page there is a masthead for one of the articles on the page. This is the main article on the second page so they need a large more bold title so that people know this and so that they can see where it starts. If they were to use a non bold font in small writing then this would be less effective meaning that the reader’s attention is not brought to it. Like all newspaper the text is laid out in clear columns so that the reader knows where the article starts and finished. If they didn’t have columns this would make the text look very boring and long with just loads of long lines of writing. But by breaking the text up into columns this makes it look more appealing to read, I will make sure that I do this in my newspaper. There are also many photographs situated on the page as this makes the page more colour-full and interesting but it also gives the articles a meaning. Below these there are captions which explain the picture so that the reader doesn’t become confused and loses interest in reading. There is also a pug in the top right hand corner showing us the date as this makes the newspaper look more professional. Also the newspaper website is printed at the top of the page, this will help the reader’s because this will mean that they can use their website to find out any extra information that they want to find, I will make sure I include this too. There are also many advertisements on this page, in local newspapers there are generally a lot of newspapers because this is the way they fund them. They are very affective on the reader because they know the business will not be too far from them if their in there local newspaper so they will more likely get used. There are some smaller advertisements and also there are some large ones. So on this second page there is a lot of information which makes the newspaper look much more interesting and colour-full meaning people are more likely to read it.
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