News Genre Conventions

News

What does the news cover?
- what has happened
- what is happening
- what could happen

The two types of newspaper are tabloids and broadsheets. Tabloids are filled with informal gossip. Broadsheets are filled with formality and politics.

Tabloid                                                                                               Broadsheet

Tabloids
Broadsheets
Informal, colloquial language
Formal, mature language. ‘Quality press’ and about double the size of a tabloid
Humour, puns, alliteration in headlines
Longer, more serious and complex headlines
Colourful, large and bold font
Black and white. Smaller font
Large images
Smaller images. More focus on text
Stories related to celebrities and popular culture
Political stories and higher culture
Negative storylines. Clear bias
Some negative storylines. Bias not clear
Targets a more downmarket audience
Targets a more upmarket audience

Tabloid example:



Broadsheet example:






Masthead
Where the name of the reporter is included at the beginning of the article.
Caption
Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside
Headline
Usually at top left and right hand corners of page displaying  promotions, special offers or price of newspapers.
Main Image
Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page
Stand First
subheadings that appear in the text of the article
Byline
Brief text underneath an image describing the photograph or graphic
Standalone
Dominant picture, often filling much of the front cover
Splash
Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a different style to the body text and headline
Cross-head
The main story
Pug
A phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader.


House style:
A company's preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material.

Functions of a front page of a newspaper:
- to attract new readers
- to give insight on what the rest of the newspaper is about
- to show a big story
- to reinforce the newspaper's identity

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