News - Genre Conventions

News - Genre Conventions

What is news?
simply put - information about something that:
-has happened
-Is happening
-Will happened

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on a low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interests, mot often published daily or weekly.

Tabloid- Informal and gossipy Lower demographic (lower classes, younger)
Broadsheet- Formal and serious Bigger in length than tabloid -Higher demographic (higher class, older)

Negative storylines in Tabloid because negativity is scientifically proven to be addictive 

Broadsheets tend the be less negative (however still quite negative to a extent)

Even the names of broadsheets are more sophisticated 

Tabloid examples: The Daily Mail, The Daily Star, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun

Broadsheet examples: The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times

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

What are the fountains of a newspaper front page?

To attract the readers 

Reinforce the newspaper's identity identity/ house style through easily recognisable style and features