1A1 English 13 th January 2015 Media Studies: How a newspaper is created

Who are these men and where do they work?

Homework two You must complete two written exercises for Thursday’s class: 1.Imagine you are the editor of The Irish Times. Write about everything that has been done today to prepare tomorrow’s edition of the paper. 2.Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper, reporting on one of the following stories: (i) a serious forest fire. (ii) a bank robbery.

Friday’s Homework For today’s class, you were required to: 1.Write a an article for a tabloid newspaper. 2.Complete ‘Who? What? Where? When? Why? & How?’ questions.

Media Studies Over the past week, we have learned: 1.What a newspaper is. 2.The features of a broadsheet and a tabloid. 3.The different parts of a newspaper’s front page. 4.How to analyse a newspaper article.

Media Studies During today’s class, we are going to learn: 1.Who works on a newspaper. 2.What happens before a newspaper is published.

Media Studies: Who works on a newspaper? The Editor: He/she is in charge. The editor will assign journalists to different stories. editorials Newspaper editors also write editorials. These are their own columns which feature in their paper and discuss topical issues.

Media Studies: Who works on a newspaper? Journalists: These people are responsible for researching and writing news stories. They seek to cover events that will appeal to their readers. Who? What? Where? When? Why? & How? They address the 5 Ws and H – Who? What? Where? When? Why? & How?

Media Studies: Who works on a newspaper? TheSub-Editors: articles These people proofread articles and check them for mistakes. Headlines Headlines are created to draw attention to stories. Remember, these give the reader a flavour of what the article will be about.

Media Studies: Who works on a newspaper? Photographers: visuals These provide the visuals to accompany some of the larger newspaper articles. Pictures may be of people and/or places. Captions Captions are prepared for the photos.

Media Studies: Who works on a newspaper? The Graphic Designers: These prepare diagrams, graphics and charts to accompany newspaper articles.

Media Studies: What happens before a newspaper is published? Layout of articles is agreed. Articles generally begin with the most newsworthy information. Top Level: Summary of important facts. Next Level: Detail on the background of the story. Next Level: Analysis or opinion. Bottom Level: Quotes from people linked with the story.

Media Studies: What happens before a newspaper is published? The paper is proofread one last time and is then sent to the printers. The papers are collected from the printers and are delivered all over the country. – This is organised by the paper’s Distribution Department.