ENGL 295 - Sarah Proctor

      These two chapters discuss and show examples of different types of layouts for a newspaper. It focuses on the importance of using art and how to use it properly. The chapters give examples of good and bad layouts and where to properly place the images or graphics that are being used. Also, they show the best ways to wrap a text around an image. The chapters go over many features that appear on the pages, such as mugshots, cutlines, and text shapes. It is important to have one dominant photo to ensure it stands out against the rest which would normally be used for your most important or interesting article.       One-third of your page should be art and each page layout should be a little different. The front page layout is going to look different compared to a middle page because it would probably use larger and more images and graphics to grab the reader's attention. Most front pages do not have full articles on them because they want to put as ...

 These chapters discuss ways to successfully write a story about government and statistics, crime and punishment, and weather and tragedies. When writing about government and statistics, the journalist should always explain the changes and state the significance. It is important to use a hard lead and always include who is impacted by it and how. Stories about crime and punishment can have a soft or hard lead depending on how serious the case is. It is important to use full names and include all information about the people involved when it is necessary. When writing about weather and tragedy, it is important to seek stories that people would be interested in. Journalists need to be descriptive and use quotes to make the story more personal and interesting.  The type of writing about these types of stories can be very similar. Each story should answer the who, what, where, how, and why and discuss the impact the topic has on people. On stories about budgets, a journalist will ...