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Tuesday 14 December 2010

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.

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