Newspaper Design:Notes

Broad Sheet : Tall & Skinny/Narrow.

Tabloid : Short & half the size of a Broad Sheet.

Teaser :(Preview stories on the inside of the newspaper). Put the most important story above the fold.

Flag : Very top of the Newspaper, with a teaser.

Folio : Reference Information [Slogan, Location, Website, Section Name, Page #, Date]

Front Page Elements : Flag, Photos, Headlines, Stories, Lines, Teasers

By-Line : Who wrote the story. [Contains Name,Grade,Staff-reporter/writer]

Jumps : Shows you were to find the rest of the story. [Page # , jump word]

Intro-graphic : Provides information in graphic form. [Bar-graphs & Pie-charts]

Volume : How many years the Newspaper have been out [ Ex: Vol.12 ]

Front Pages of the World

1. The front page in Texas. They talk about how the west is starting to heal.
2. "West begins to heal". I'm interested in it because they have finally started to regain peace little by little and the people gathered to pray for what had happened.
3. 4 stories.
4. They have one dominant photo and story.
5. The format,size of photos & caption/story,and the font.

Lenses and Photography Vocabulary

1. I would use a telephoto lens to... Zoom-in on the action.
2. I would use a prime lens to... Get very defined details of the subject and that has less lighting in need.
3. I would use a wide-angle lens to... Fit more into the frame.

Depth Of Field: Distance between nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appears acceptably sharp in an image.

-To be able to adjust the focus.

Light: Used to eliminate or soften shadows caused by the main source of illumination.

-For a better Composition.

Shadows: To create the illusion of depth in the image.
- Helps the viewer get a sense of scale,shape, and texture.

Diffusion: Scattering beam of light in different directions.
-It creates a soft lighting on the picture without hard edges.

Exposure: The amount of light allowed to fall on each area unit of a photographic medium during the process of taking a photograph.
-It allows the photo to either be sharp or blurry.

Aperture(f-stop): Indicates the size of the lens aperture used during the process of taking a photograph.
-It allows the photo to be large or small.

Shutter Speed: The unit of measurement which determines the how long shutter remains open as the picture is being taken.
-To be able to take a clear shot without any blurry movement.

ISO: Measures the sensitivity of the image sensor.
-To be able to freeze the action in lower light.

7 News Values

• 1.

1. Timeliness.
2. It is a recent news that has just been published hours ago.
3.   Man shot at East Austin home
4. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/man-shot-at-east-austin-residence/nXKRy/

• 2.

1. Proximity.
2. The news happened in South Austin,which is only minutes away from here.
3. "Possible shooting reported in South Austin "
4. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/possible-shooting-reported-in-south-austin/nXHTG/

• 3.

1. Prominence.
2. A young boy of age 10 had shown remarkable skills that had saved a fellow citizen, his humane act was worthy of being known.
3.  APD to honor Boy Scout who came to man's aid
4. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/apd-to-honor-boy-scout-who-came-to-mans-aid/nXHpD/

• 4.

1. Impact.
2. A person had threaten to bomb an area that was soon to be filled with numerous people, therefore, after knowing the news, it had made others scared and more aware of their surroundings.
3.  Anonymous bomb threat at UT under investigation
4. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/anonymous-bomb-threat-at-ut-under-investigation/nXJWy/

• 5.

1. Conflict.
2. North Korea was going to fire a missile to South Korea. (North Vs. South Korea)
3.  In Seoul, Kerry Warns North Korea Against Missile Test
4. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

• 6.

1. Human Interest.

2. The danger of having a gun with kids in the house caught the audience's attention.

3.  Gun safes on radar where 4-year-old shoots playmate

4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/12/boy-shoots-neighbor/2077553/

• 7.

1. Novelty.

2. News that doesn't really affect others in anyway and isn't something that always happen.

3. French Court Allows Auction of American Indian Artifacts

4. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/europe/french-court-allows-auction-of-american-indian-artifacts.html?ref=world

Most Impacted Story: "Gun safes on radar where 4-year-old shoots playmate"- The danger of what happened made us more aware of where we put valuable items at.

Least important Story: "French Court Allows Auction of American Indian Artifacts"- This News doesn't capture the audience's attention since it doesn't affect us in any way.