“HOW MUCH OF A NEWSPAPER IS REALLY NEWS?”
Task:
- Select a newspaper – the main paper only (no supplements) ·
- Make list of 6 types of content categories contained in the newspaper-News;Advertisements;Photographs;Entertainment;Sports;Weather ·
- Choose at least 2 pages of the newspaper (you may take more) ·
- Measure the area covered by each category TOTAL AREA OF ALL CATEGORIES
- Now find what % is each category area of the total area? PRESENTATION ·
- Present initial work on this sheet only. ·
- Bring the newspaper that you have used also. ·
- Attach the R.W sheet with this sheet ·
- Final presentation artistic on a colour paper THOUGHTS TO REFLECT: § IS YOUR NEWSPAPER MOSTLY ADVERTISEMENT? §
- Check any 5 other newspapers and compare them with yours. Comment!?
