First Draft Of Newspaper

Questionnaire

Questionnaire


In this questionnaire I’m going to ask questions about their opinions on local newspapers and local newspapers online facilities.

For every Question please tick appropriate box.

• What gender are you ?



Male     

Female



• How old are you ?

6 - 15

16 – 19

20 – 29

30 – 39

40 – 49

50 – 59

60+

• Which area are you situated in?

Harrow

Northolt

Pinner

Watford

Other

If other please state

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• Do you read your local newspaper ?



Yes

No









• How often do you read your local newspaper?



Every day

Once a week

Few times a month

Never



• Do you find your local newspaper helpful ?



Yes

No



• Have you ever used your local newspapers website ?



Yes

No



If yes..

• Did you find the website useful ?



Yes

No



• If you could change something about your local newspaper to make it better what would you change ? (Please state)

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Watford Observer Textual Analysis

Textual Analysis – Watford Observer

The Watford observer newspaper is a local newspaper which can be bought in the area of Watford.


The layout of the newspaper follow similar codes and conventions of other newspapers, as you can see there is a large title in simple yet bold font, which is easily comparable to the majority of newspapers. This is an effective way of grabbing the consumer’s attention.


Under the title the Watford observer has their strap line highlighted in yellow, this is very useful as it contrasts from the rest of the page making it more visually pleasing. The strap line consists of the current date of when the paper was issued, the price of the paper and the website of the Watford observer, “www.watfordobserver.co.uk”.


The main headline of the paper is good as it is a large font and bold, this informs the reader about their main story in a few words and intrigues the reader.


However the Watford observer’s text layout for the story isn’t really satisfactory as they have a picture in between 2 of their columns which allows the text to look untidy.


There are capital letters at the beginning of the story showing emphasis and the story is summarized into several brief paragraphs creating an element of suspense which is then followed by “See pages 4 and 5 for a day-by-day account of the trial”, which gives the reader the option of reading further if they are interested.


With relevance to importance there is a picture on the right of the paper of a dog who had to be put down and a small section at the bottom right of the paper in where there is a suicide story.


The dog takes up a large proportion of the page whereas the suicide story is smaller than the advert.


This portrays that the suicide story is of hardly any severity compared to an “Award winning dog”.


At the bottom left of the paper there is an advert of a local mp hosting a public meeting, this would relate to the Watford community and putting an advert in the paper allows the reader to relate more to the community and interact. The Watford observer in that respect has a key role in participating in keeping their community aware.


That aside the paper looks quite dull with not to many colours standing out making the overall look of the paper dreary.

Harrow Observer Textual Analysis

                                             Textual analysis - Harrow Observer


The Harrow Observer is a local newspaper which can be bought within the Harrow Borough.


It follows some of the main codes and conventions of the majority of newspapers yet it’s unique as they have a larger assortment of colours in their layout.


Under the Harrow observer title there is the date of when the newspaper was issued, the price of the paper. The harrow observer website is in bold red writing, “www.harrowobserver.co.uk” at the top of the paper making it more noticeable.


The title is bold and blue which is different to other newspapers as they tend to be black which is an effective technique to snatch the reader’s attention and familiarize the reader.


The layout of the paper is columned properly with bold sentences in the beginning of the first paragraph which emphasises the story a little more.


The main headline has the largest font on the page and is bold. This informs the reader about the latest issue within the harrow community, which in this case is, “Doctors criticise polyclinic plans”.


There is a sub-headline below the main headline which follows up from the headline stating, “Opponents say they would not help residents in east harrow”. This gives the reader an extra concise incite to what they may read.


There is a charitable public notice above the main headline stating “Help our Keira: Family’s £50,000 appeal so their girl can walk p3 (page 3)”. This has a purple background around the text making it more distinctive and allows the community who read the paper to interact with that plea for help.


There is a picture to the left of an mp smiling with a caption underneath and a box outlining the picture and caption.


To the left of the page there are incites to other stories within the paper with a a light yellow background differentiating it from the rest of the page.


There is an advert at the bottom of the page for a cash converter for gold.

My first idea for the logo.