Comp1 sect A/B Newspaper media language

Layout

Technical code

Positioning of elements on a page

Design

Technical code

Positioning

Technical code

Where elements are placed

Font

Technical code

The style of words

Size and quality of photographs

Technical code

Cropping choices

Technical code

How the selection of area of image convey meaning

Anchorage

Technical code

Combining of images and texts to give weight to a message

Broadsheet or tabloid

Genre code

Type of newspaper

Mods of address

Genre code

How reader is addressed

Headlines

Genre code

Phase summarising the main point of article, usually in large print to draw attention

Visual codes

Mis en scene

Images

Costuming

Colour palette

Masthead

Bodytext

Written part of article

Byline

Gives author name, job and location right above the story

House style

Technical code

Style of a particular newspaper

Caption

Brief text underneath image to describe it

Centre spread

Photograph often in foul colour that runs across 2 pages

Technical codes

Layout

Design

Positioning

House style

Font

Size of images

Cropping

Anchorage

Classified ad

Advert only using text

Cropping

Selection of particular section of image for a purpose

Edition

Different version of a same newspaper with changes or additional late stories

Folio

Line of text including newspaper name, published date and page on top of each page

Gutter

Blank space between margins of facing pages of a publication

Blank space between columns of text

Lead story

Main story, usually a splash

Page furniture

Everything on a page except for pictures or text of stories

Page numbers

Organisation system of newspapers

Pull quote

Text taken from article

usually said by person in main image

Skyline

Informational panel on front page telling reader about other stories in paper to tempt them inside

Standfirst

Block of text introducing the story

Normally in a different style to body text and headline

Standalone

Picture story that can exist on its own

Front page leading to a story

Target audience

People who newspaper aims to sell to

News agenda

The ideology the newspaper wants to convey to audiences through selection of prominent stories