2. What to include in a magazine
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Cover page
Contents
Articles on featured celebrities
Rule of thirds
Advertisements
Kicker
Lead story
Confessions page (always in a pop magazine)
3. Cover page
Main image
Lead story/Splash
What to include
Shows that the
magazine
includes an
‘exclusive’ story
Price and
barcode
4. Rule of thirds
• Used to set out main points and draw the
viewer’s eye to the main focus
• A set of nine boxes are placed as thirds, the
photographer wants the viewer to focus on
the image
Example:
5. How are magazines constructed?
• By-line - the name of the reporter, if they are important its often included at
the beginning of the feature, instead of at the end.
• Caption - text under photos which explain the image.
• Credits - the author of a feature might be given credit. Photos might have
the name of the person who took them or the agency that supplied them
underneath the photo.
• Crosshead - this is a subheading that appears in the body of the text and is
centred above the column of text. If it is to one side then it is called a sidehead.
• Exclusive - this means that the magazine and no one else can cover the
story. The magazine will pay their interviewees, buying the story so it cannot
be used by another magazine.
• Feature - not necessarily a 'news' item (current celebrity affairs), but usually
with a interesting story which is presented as a double paged spread.
• Headline - this is the main statement, usually in the largest and boldest
font, describing the main story.
6. • Masthead - is the title block or logo identifying the magazine
at the top of the front-page. Sometimes a motto is also placed
with the masthead.
• Contents – what is inside the magazine
• Splash - the splash is the main story on the front of the paper.
The largest headline will accompany this, along with a photo.
• Spread - a story that covers more than one page.
• Stand first - this is an introduction to the paragraph before
the start of the feature. Sometimes it might be in bold.
• Strapline - this is an introductory headline below the
headline.
• Tag - a word or phrase used to engage a reader's interest in a
story by categorising it e.g. 'Exclusive', 'Sensational'.
