Notes (broadsheet vs Tabliod)

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Broadsheets vs. tabloid:
Newspapers can commonly be defined as either broadsheet or tabloid in a few instances, some newspapers belong to neither the broadsheet or tabloid category, but can be refereed to as Berliners or compact newspapers. The Times, the I and the guardian are examples of compact newspapers as they are tabloid size but hold broadsheet content.


Tabloids:
  • They have less text more pictures
  • It's mainly target is less educated people
  • It's not always about politics and it has different variety of stuff on the newspaper. Especially adverts
Broadsheets:
  • They have more text and less pictures
  • It's mainly target is less educated people
  • It's mainly talking about politics and depending on the newspaper its either right wing or left wing
Conventions of a newspaper:
Adverts and incentives:  Paid advertisements that have been incorporated into the newspaper often to encourage the audience to purchase the newspaper.


Headlines: Largest pieces of text, summarising the content of the articles.


Subheads: Smaller than the main headlines and explain more about the story.


Images: Photographs or pictures to Illustrate the article.


Sidebar: smaller articles listed at the side of the paper


Masthead: Includes the name of the newspaper: its position remains the same.


By-line: Journalist's name and details.


Stand first: 1st paragraph of story intro and outline of story.


Caption: Titles given to the images used.


House style: Relates to a publication's "look" - colour scheme, masthead designs position, fonts, layouts.

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