At the moment the Leveson enquiry going on, it's looking at the news today, it's culture, practise and ethics.
newspaper concerns: -spread of info -daily national and international events - owners dictate info flow - political economical and cultural agenda - circulation of ideas - ideology - dominant groups uphold their views - subordination of the masses - manipulation of reader opinion - capable of influential government policy.
design of newspaper: publication must be easy, state clearly the aims and purpose, define publications readership, understand the needs of that relationship understand the structure, chain of command, influence of advertisers
The flat plan: important tool in producing publication, allows everyone in production to see pages and content, updated on regular basis look at the balance and pace of content, indicate advertising pages
Paper stock: newsprint, low-grade paper stock, inexpensive, accepts full colour printing, long leghts of paper used during printing, sustainable
Properties: tactile, disposable, ephemeral, rough/raw, unpretentious
Newspaper photography: images used to support text, front often striking image, to attract there of the reader, communicate something beyond words, depict current events, today's news
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