Newspaper basic info

What makes something news

T- timely

R- relevant

U- unusual

T- tension or trouble

H- human interest

what is news

information about the world and society (new or current events)

what is a newspaper

a print publication that contains news, daily or weekly

what is the target audiences age for newspapers

35 and over

why do we still have paper newspapers

The target audience isn’t adapted to online media, so they stick with physical media (newspapers, magazines)

what does newsworthy mean

describes whether or not a story is interesting enough for people to want or need to know. Is it in public interest?

describe a tabloid newspaper

• image-led, popular newspaper

• red masthead (normally), large font at the top left-hand side

• The ‘red tops’ report on politics and international news but tend to include more celebrity gossip and scandal

• They write short stories using simple language and more pictures than other newspapers

describe a broadsheet newspaper

• text-led ‘quality’ newspapers

• have higher news content than ‘red tops’, cost more and have lower circulation

• The style of writing differs from tabloids with longer sentences and paragraphs, and more articles offering in-depth analysis

What is the masthead

Title of newspaper, usually positioned at the top

what is the main image

The largest/ primary image that dominates the coverof a newspaper, often related to the top story inside.

What is the headline

Large, bold texts that tell readers the main article’s content

What is the standfirst

Words that provide contextual information to the headlines

What is the caption

Words that provide contextual information to an image