Most newspapers follow conventional layout techniques, with the masthead, date, and price listed prominently on the front page. The main article is usually centered on the front page and includes a headline, image, and brief introduction to draw readers in. Additional article titles are also typically included. Newspapers rely heavily on advertisement sales for revenue. The inside front cover usually continues the main article and includes additional sub-articles on the sides. Like the front, the bottom portion is often used for more advertisements. If an article spans multiple pages, subsequent pages will place it off to the side rather than in the center again. Local newspapers analyzed follow standard conventions but employ different stylistic techniques like limited colors or font sizes.

1. Newspaper
Analysis
Henry Curtis

2. Masthead
Price
Inside Articles
(Fillers)
Advertisement
Date & Website
Main Article
Headline
Image & Image Lead
(Linked to Article)
Introduction
(Main Article Lead)
Front Cover Analysis

3. Most newspapers follow the conventional
techniques and layout. This is displayed on
the previous page. However on this page,
it’ll portray a deeper analysis.
Deeper Analysis
Website address' are a relatively new feature
for newspapers, they’re often put on the front
near the Dateline, Masthead and Prices.
On the front cover, there is almost always the
main article, this is usually positioned centrally ,
the article usually has an introduction and a
lead to lure the reader. Like this newspaper,
the paper will include other article titles on
the front cover.
With many local newspapers being free, or
sold at a low cost the main avenue for the
papers to make profits is to sell sections of
their local newspaper for advertisement.

4. Inside Cover
Often, the inside cover is more
flooded with articles, it usually
continues from the main article,
however, as shown in this image,
there are usually sub articles and
leads as shown on the right and left
of the main article. Similarly the
lower section is usually sold for
advertisement.If the article continues
onto another page it’ll typically be
placed to the side rather than
another
centre section.

5. This is another local newspaper,
‘Leader’ from Brighton and Hove,
appears much less chaotic than other
local newspapers. I feel this is
achieved by the limited colours,
they’ve only used blue, other than the
advertisement in the bottom right
hand cover, of which would’ve been
done to stand out. This is another
local newspaper which has more than
one article on the front cover. Similarly
it includes a large image for the main
article which again is placed centrally.
The tidy affect is also achieved by the
font and it’s size, although it does
range in size. It doesn’t range
between to many different scales.

6. This is the inside front cover of the
Brighton and Hove Newspaper,
‘Leader’. This shows a variety in
layout, as the is inside cover
doesn’t contain any articles but
instead a contents page,
untraditionally it also contains a
list of emergency service numbers
and address’ and other local
‘clubs’, which display the date,
times and location. However it
does meet conventions with the
lower half being used for
advertisement, and as you can
see the colour scheme continues
with some highlights and
sectioning .

7. This is the inside front cover
of the Coventry Telegraph,
this shows a different
approach to the layout. It
continues it’s colour scheme
which again is blue, it
contains no adverts but had
contacts of the newspaper
and the articles. This is a
more busy inside front cover,
with the article’s squished
adjacently. It has a range of
font sizes to capture the
reader to the main story
however I despite having
plenty of information on the
page, it doesn’t look over
crowded.