1. Research
Front pages
This slide show will present my research into existing front pages
from local newspapers. By researching these it will trigger ideas
for my newspaper and show me how to make mine look realistic and
professional.
2. Wigan Observer
I researched covers of the Wigan Observer which is an existing
local newspaper. The cover seems to include one story,one or two
adverts and a banner above the story detailing parts of whats
inside, both include a competition. The cover storys seem to be
negative, usually a local tragedy or a death. The images on the
front of the first cover seem to be unprofessional and more like
family photos. The second covers image seems to be a more
professional location shot. The most prominent colours on both
covers are blue black and red. Newspapers keep colour to a minimum
, this is a feature which I will apply to my newspaper. On both
posters and advert is placed in the top and bottom right hand
corner the larger advert at the bottom.
3. Wigan Evening Post
I researched covers of the Wigan Evening Post as this is an
existing local newspaper, I really like the layout of this
coverwith the advert banner at the bottom and a large image and
headline. I much prefer this layout and the colours used to the
ones in the previous (the Wigan Observer) because I feel that the
block writing with the red back ground on the logo makes it stand
out and more eye-catching. I will take this layout into account
when creating my newspaper cover.
4. Wigan Reporter
The final local newspaper cover I chose to research is the Wigan
Reporter. Iwould say that this is my least favourite layout of the
three for a number of reasons; firstly the fact that the images are
much smaller so don't really give much of a stand out eye-catching
effect so wouldn't really attract an audience as good. Another
reason is I dont like the amount of adverts on the cover Ithink
that it distracts the audience from the cover story as many of the
adverts are larger than the photos for the story. On the other hand
I do like the red and black colour scheme of the logo and banner
underneath it as the bright colour will attract people to
look.