Codes and Conventions of Newspapers
Daily Mirror Newspaper: Bold plain font with no colour, less of a unique theme, less of an artistic approach, simplistic, More broad, delineated.
Pop Magazine: A lot more colour, central image that fills the cover, less hints on the contents inside,
Gig Poster: Less informative, Not specific (casual and brief),
Delineated- in sections.
Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page: Masthead
Used to scan the newspaper when purchasing. It is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data and contains information such as price: Barcode
Brief text under an image describing the photograph or graphic: Caption
A phrase that sums up the main point of an article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader: Headline
The dominant picture that fills up most of the front cover: Main image
A system of organisation within the magazine. Helps the audience find what they want to read: Page Numbers
People who the newspaper aims to sell to: Target Audience
Something taken from within an article, usually said by the person in the main image: Pull Quote
An advertisement that uses only text, as opposed to a display ad, which also incorporates graphics: Classified Ad
An information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt them inside: Skyline
Some newspapers print several of these every night, these are versions with some changes and maybe additional late stories: Edition
Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a different style to the body text and headline: Stand First
The line above the story, which gives the author's name and sometimes their job and location: Byline
Also known as copy: Body Text
Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside: Standalone
A photograph that runs across two middle pages: Centre Spread
Main story, usually a splash: Lead Story
The blank space between the margins of facing pages: Gutter
Top label for the whole page: Folio
Everything in the page except pictures or text of stories: Page Furniture
A powerful binary opposition is formed through black and white to express the importance of the article and make it stand out.
This specific aspect of mise-en-scene functions as a hermenutic code
Pop Magazine: A lot more colour, central image that fills the cover, less hints on the contents inside,
Gig Poster: Less informative, Not specific (casual and brief),
Delineated- in sections.
Features of a Newspaper
Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page: Masthead
Used to scan the newspaper when purchasing. It is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data and contains information such as price: Barcode
Brief text under an image describing the photograph or graphic: Caption
A phrase that sums up the main point of an article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader: Headline
The dominant picture that fills up most of the front cover: Main image
A system of organisation within the magazine. Helps the audience find what they want to read: Page Numbers
People who the newspaper aims to sell to: Target Audience
Something taken from within an article, usually said by the person in the main image: Pull Quote
An advertisement that uses only text, as opposed to a display ad, which also incorporates graphics: Classified Ad
An information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt them inside: Skyline
Some newspapers print several of these every night, these are versions with some changes and maybe additional late stories: Edition
Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a different style to the body text and headline: Stand First
The line above the story, which gives the author's name and sometimes their job and location: Byline
Also known as copy: Body Text
Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside: Standalone
A photograph that runs across two middle pages: Centre Spread
Main story, usually a splash: Lead Story
The blank space between the margins of facing pages: Gutter
Top label for the whole page: Folio
Everything in the page except pictures or text of stories: Page Furniture
Key Theory: Claude Levi Strauss- Structuralism/Roland Barthes-Semiotics
This specific aspect of mise-en-scene functions as a hermenutic code
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