Newspaper Notes

Sizes of Newspapers... 

Broadsheet

• 3 or more stories on the front page 

Tabloid 

• 2 or less stories on the front page 

Newsmagazine

• 0 stories on the front 
• imitates a magazine (ex: TIME, News Week, etc.)
• always has a glossy cover

Eagle's Eye Notes... 

Front Page: 

1) Flag (name of the newspaper) 

2) Teaser (directs people to another section of the newspaper) 

3) Website 

4) Folio (text underneath the flag) ((includes the date the newspaper was made, volume/issue number, etc.)

5) Caption (Headline, who took/drew the photo, regular caption)  

6) Headlines 

7) Cover story/stories 

8) Pictures 

9) Kicker/category for the story 2) Name of high school, slogan, where the high school is, and a website is underneath the name of the newspaper 

10) Jump (something that gets you from one page to another, to continue the story) 

- jump to 

- jump front 

11) Line between each story, to show a different story

12) Index (tells you where things are) 

Each Story: 

1) By-line (who wrote the story, and their title on the newspaper staff) 

2) Stop box (little filled in box that indicates the end of a news story)

Other: 

1) Screen (colored areas)

2) Info Graphic (place where you get more information in graphical form) 

Mast Head: 

1) Editorial Policy/Summary of what the newspaper's intentions are

2) Staff Box (names and titles of people who write the paper)

3) Organizations (groups the school belongs to, and awards won) 

Editorial Policy: 

1) 

Front Pages of the World

1) My favorite newspaper page was the Florida Today, from Melbourne, Florida. I liked this one because unlike a lot of newspapers I saw, the photos on this one are larger, if not equal to the text on the page. I like this because to me, when I see a newspaper where a bunch of stories are on the front page and there's a lot of words, it looks overwhelming and in a way, boring to read. With this newspaper front page, there are short introductions to stories (about 1 inch). This makes me actually want to turn the pages and read more inside.

2) I'm a bit interested in the story with the headline "Residents don't want recycling site nearby". This doesn't seem this interesting at first, but when you think about it, it sort of makes the residents sound a bit selfish and uncaring about the earth. As you read the introduction paragraph however, it tells you that it's not that they are against recycling, they just don't want the recycling plant next to where they live.

3) I counted twelve news stories on the front page, including the weather and a small box with what contains the pages for things like the winning lottery numbers, comics, crosswords, and horoscopes.

4) Every news paper I noticed, has the name of their newspaper at the top as well as a logo if they have one. Underneath the name of the newspaper, there is a primary headline in bold and a photo to match, going all the way across the paper, if not most of the way. Then either to the side, or underneath the the primary story, there are smaller headlines for different stories, some with a small photo. On a lot of the newspapers there was a secondary story. The secondary story's font and picture were bigger than the others, but smaller than the primary stories' picture. Pretty much ever story on the page has an introduction to what the story was about, with the introduction depending on whether it was the primary story or a smaller, not as important story. Every headline was in bold, with the text about the story non-bolded. All of the text on the page, with the exception of some primary headlines and the name of the newspaper, are in a simple, universal font like Times New Roman.

SLO Review

Caption... 

Who - Charrin the Saint Bernard
What - slobbering, there is a hamburger in front of him
Where - at the animal shelter
When - yesterday, Monday April 15
Why - he has yet to be adopted and needs a home
How - call the animal shelter at 484-2222

Headline -
Lovable Saint Bernard's mouth waters for a treat

Caption Sentence 1. A lost hound sits in front of a care taker at the Austin Animal Shelter (484-2222), slobbering as his gaze is captured by a delicious hamburger.

Caption Sentence 2. Photographers took photos of Charrin on April 15, in attempts to find this beautiful canine a new home.


Rules of Photography...

simplicity - the photo is simple because the background doesn't take away from the dog
cropping - the photo is shows cropping because you only see the dog's head, and now the whole body
rule of thirds - the feature of the dog's eye in not smack dab in the middle of the photo


News Values... 

Human Interest - people connect with the dog, and would want to save it
Proximity - the Austin Animal Shelter is close by us
Timeliness - happened yesterday


Lighting... 

Perfect exposure, because everything in the photo is visible and it's not too light or too dark


Lense...

Most likely taken with a prime lens, because of the exposure, and it's taken straight up to the dog, not zoomed in.


How to make it better...

-change the setting
-move him to a kennel

Lenses and Photography Vocabulary

Lenses... 

I would use a telephoto lens to... take close of shots of things like flowers, and nature. The telephoto lens will help the photo to have a 'pop' and not look plain flat.

I would use a prime lens to... take photos in low light, such as a sunset, or an outdoor concert. Since the prime lenses are fixed (don't zoom), and have large apertures, it'll help to let more light into the camera, and not make the photo too dark.

I would use a wide angle lens to... take a photo of a landscape. The wide-angle lenses capture everything in the frame, and then makes them all stand out and become important.


 Vocabulary... 

1) Depth of Field - how deep the photo reaches
Depending on how deep or shallow the depth of field is, the photo could turn out really amazing. The deeper the photo is, the more of the background will be in focus. If your depth of field is shallower, only the closer objects will be in focus, causing the background to be blurry.

2) Light - the brighter areas of the photo
Light in a photo can come from any direction, and can be different rays of intensity. These can all add a different mood to the photo, and can really make it special.

3) Shadows - the dark areas of a photo
Shadows create a calmer part of the photo, and needs to be balanced with the light parts. When this happens, the photo will be much better.

4) Diffusion - the intensity of the light source
If the light is more diffused, the photo will appear softer. However if the light is not diffused, the photo will appear brighter, and sometimes harsh and sharp.

5) Exposure - the brightness of a photo
If you have a high exposure, your photo is going to appear brighter, as if the sun was shining right on the subject or the scene. With a lower exposure, the photo will do the opposite, and appear darker.

6) Aperture - how big or small the hole in the lens, which lets light through, is.
The bigger the aperture, the more light is let into the lens, thus the brighter the photo will be. The smaller the aperture, the less light that can be let into the lens, causing the photo to turn out darker.

7) Shutter Speed - how fast the aperture closes to capture the photo.
Slow shutter speeds will cause the photo to become blurry, while faster shutter speeds will result in a pause in time (less blur).

8) ISO - how sensitive the lens in to light.
The higher the ISO number, the lighter the photo will turn out, because the lens is becoming more sensitive to the light coming in. However, the higher your ISO is, the more grit and fuzz will appear in the photo.

The 7 Values in the News

Timeliness... 
This article fits the timeliness value because it happened this morning, Friday, April 12.

"Spring storm leaves 3 dead, hits Mid-Atlantic"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/12/spring-storms-southeast/2076699/


Proximity...
While this is a very short story, I chose this article about UT, because UT is just right down town, maybe a 20-30 minute drive away from where most of us live.

"UT officials continue to investigate bomb threat"
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/ut-officials-continue-investigate-bomb-threat/nXJwg/


Prominence...
I put this article under the prominence value, because everywhere in the world, oil is used for something. So this is a pretty important news story, and is very worth being in the news.

"Oil falls to near 92$ on lower demand forecasts"
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/automotive/oil-falls-to-near-93-on-lower-demand-forecasts/nXKZN/


Impact...
I think this news story is a good fit for the impact value, because many people have smart phones now a days, so these apps will have a big impact on the health of the nation, in a positive way.

"The 64 best health and fitness apps of 2013"
http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/health/64-best-health-and-fitness-apps-2013/nW966/


Conflict...
This article goes into conflict, not for physical battles, but the battle for presidency in the election of 2016.

"Republican Sen. Rand Paul to speak in NH"
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/top-news/republican-sen-rand-paul-to-speak-in-nh/nXB3N/


Human Interest...
I chose this article for this value because it's something that effects pretty much everyone's emotions who reads it. This is a story about a very emotional incident.

"Arrest of 3 teens in cyberbullying case opens raw wounds"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/04/12/cyberbullying-sexual-assault-suicide-san-jose-arrest-teens/2076825/

Novelty...
I chose this news story, because the age, rarity, story of the hymnal, and the worth being so high, is very unusual and grabbed my attention.  This hymnal is literally a novelty.

"Hymnal that dates to 1640 could fetch $30M"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/12/hymnal-auction-1640/2076749/