Newspaper Sizes

To create an authentic newspaper I want the sizes of my work to be realistic. I looked at the sizes of three newspapers. These included The Journal, a National Broadsheet, The Shields Gazette and Sunderland Echo, both local newspapers.

 

 

The Sizes for the newspapers are as follow, these measurements are when the magazine is open.

 

The Journal

Width 59.7cm

Height 36cm

Shields Gazette

Width 58.1cm

Height 37cm

Sunderland Echo

Width 58.1cm
Height 36.9cm

 

I noticed that both the local newspapers are of similar size and there is only a slight difference in the height of the newspaper. That is why I will make the size of my magazine 58.1cmx37cm so it follows the same convention of pre existing local newspapers.

 



Article Ideas

My questionnaire wanted me to focus on a tabloid newspaper, with a dominant focus on celebrity news alongside sport and local development. In existing local newspapers there is a dominance around football clubs so this would be a path to follow. However I wish to create an article on local development with  celebrity influence. An example article on the Chronicle website is Gogglebox stars supporting a charity. I will use this article as an influence for mine when I write it.

Questionnaire: Results

Questionnaire: The Questionnaire

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Questionnaire: Purpose

I will be creating a questionnaire to see what my target audience expect from a local magazine. I will ask them about the design and content of the newspaper to see whether this meets the general conventions of a newspaper.