Timeline for Newspaper Brief

·         The first two pages of a new local newspaper, together with two of the following three options:

 

Timeline

July 2012:

·         Began to look into the conventions of a newspaper.

·         Collecting local newspapers, to compare the layout of each and see if they fit the conventions.

·         Analysing 3 local papers

September 2012:

·        Questionnaire from the analysis of local front covers to aid in the creation of your own (10 minimum).

·        Research into layout styles, fonts, editing, writing styles used in creating newspaper pages.

·        Research into ideology of newspapers – ideas, representations.

·        Info tree – synergy between newspaper, local companies, parent companies, job roles. Also separate one for national papers.

October 2012:

·         Sketches of the front cover and inside page layout, using information gathered from research.

·         Ideas for stories on the inside and front cover, name of paper.

·         Ancillary tasks – Radio advertisement & Poster for paper.

·         Gather/create images that will be used.

·         Drafts for pages.

November 2011:

·         Evaluation begun (see the tips and questions over the page)

·         Editing completed – end of month

·         Blog updated with all research and planning elements and the paper itself.