Sunday 3 October 2010

Newspaper Proposal


  • Who is the newspaper aimed at?
    16-24 year olds, living in Brent NW10
  • How much will it cost? (it could be free)
    Free 
  • When will it be on sale and how frequent? (Weekly, bi-weekly, )
    Weekly 
  • What will be the content of the newspaper?
    Events happening in Brent. News. Celebrity gossip.
  • Is a “gap in the market?”
    Yes, as most local newspapers/magazines are aimed at older audience.
  • What is it about what you plan to do that’s different to what everyone else is already doing?
    Aimed towards younger audience, events revolving around them, and their participation.
  • What appropriate codes and conventions are you going to use?
    Big headmast at top, strapline, dateline, splash head, main article, 4 colour pic, advertisement.
  • What other texts are there like the ones you intend to produce?
    Brent Magazine, Harrow Observer, Harrow Times, Wembley & Kingsbury Times
  • The job the text has to do (entertain? sell something? hook an audience?)
    Inform about local going ons, whilst still entertaining you.
  • Common codes and conventions (the features they have in common)
    Masthead, dateline, strapline(optional), splash head, main article, 4 colour pic, supporting article(optional), advertisement(optional)
  • The reasons they make an impact (or fail to make an impact) on their audience.
    News relevant to their area, and can concern them.
  • The way in which the audience is addressed?
    Informal. Use of slang words.
  • The use of copy (slogans? mastheads? cover lines?)
    NW10.

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