newspaper

newspaper design notes

broadsheet- narrow newspapers
tabloid- short and squared
folio- information (school, state, address act.)
by line- name of writer, position
lines- separate stories
teasers- preview on whats inside the newspaper \
info graphic- way to communicate info graphically

Front pages of the world

What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? "the desert sun" because it gives a lot of details on stories and the weather forecast.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? "its like a mini-Coachella". i am interested in this because I'm always listening to new music from new people.

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 7 stories.

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc. they all have the name of their newspaper as their font.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? they all have different stories, based on were they live.

lenses and photography vocabulary

i would use a telephoto lens to shot at a football game.
i would use a prime lens to shot at a basketball game to focus on the basketball players.
i would use a wide angle lens to shot at the formations that the band performs.

depth of field- the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be focus.
light- the amount of light exposed to the photo.
shadows- effectively used to focus a viewers attention.
diffusion- scatter light
exposure-long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring , smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.

aperture- is the opening in the lens of the camera.

shutter speed- is how fast the shutter  on your camera opens and closes, letting in light to compose.

ISO- was originally a measure of the sensitivity of photographic film to light. it is measured as 100 , 200, 400, and 800.

7 news values

proximity- This is proximity because this accident happened in Southwest Austin.

Officials: Man struck by lightning during storms.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/officials-man-struck-by-lightning-during-storms/nXBZ7/

prominence- This is prominence because the readers can find this newsworthy to read about.

Possible shooting reported in South Austin

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/possible-shooting-reported-in-south-austin/nXHTG/

impact- This is impact because the war with North Korea can effect everyone in the USA.

South Korea and U.S. Gird for Missile Test by North Korea

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html?ref=world&_r=0

conflict-  This is conflict because there is a conflict with the son and the father (the republican)

Gay son of Republican congressman speaks out on father
 http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2013/04/10/2071155/

human interest- this is human interest because a lot of immigrants are interested in this new bill.

Immigration bill is personal for many at Capitol rally

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/04/10/immigration-rally/2069969/

novelty- this is novelty because not everyday a student decides to stab other students in campus.

Psychiatric exam set for student held in stabbings

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/10/texas-student-stabbing-college-lone-star-psychiatric-exam/2070403/

timeliness- this is timeliness because the event happened tuesday, April 9 2013.

APD to honor Boy Scout who came to man’s aid

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/apd-to-honor-boy-scout-who-came-to-mans-aid/nXHpD/

the most important story would be "possible shooting in Southwest Austin, because i live in south Austin, and the area is pretty dangerous were i live also. and the least important story is "Psychiatric exam set for student held in stabbings" because even though he did something really wrong, nobody really cares if he gets a psychiatric exam.