To begin with i made a list of vital elements to base my news paper on. My first idea came from my place of work. I work for a holiday park which gave me ideas, i thought basing my storyline at my work would work out well because i can go there a lot to take photographs of the location, my managers and other people. I know the area really well to talk about it in my paper and can create some good story lines for myself from it.
- My story is going to be based at a holiday park, where a drug raid has occurred by police in one of the holiday homes. I thought this would be good as it creates a sense of irony considering it is a holiday home for families and this illegal crime has been suspected. i also feel this is a catchy and shocking story line for local residents from the area.
- I can have images of the holiday site, along with photographs of the managers and neighbours.
- The outcome of the story will be that the man will be founded not guilty.
- I can create quotes from the manager of the holiday park, the neighbours/ witnesses and police to make the papers story line seem realistic and truthful.
I have started to create some headlines and sub headlines for my newspaper. These were some ideas i have thought about so far:
Police raid holiday home
He was a father of two, cheerful and funny. But behind this mask stands a drug addict who sold and bought drugs from his holiday home in Breezes Holiday Park, Warsash.
and...
Drug Patrol raid holiday home
He was a father of two, but from his holiday home in Breezes Holiday Park Warsash, Dean Jones sold and purchased pills to aid his addiction.
I prefer the second headline and sub heading to the first one because i feel it is more snappy and attracting, yet it still leads readers to carry on reading to find out more information on the story. I also came to the conclusion that i preferred the second example because of the amount of words in the sentences. I researched other newspapers such as The Sun and a local paper, The News to see how many lines they have used in their headlines and sub headings. There were small word counts so i took this on board with my own headings and tried to keep it short and to the point.
The use of vocabulary i have used in the second example i feel is more practical and catchy. such as, "He was a father of two". This i feel as the opening sentence is catchy as it gives audiences the shocking factor of this man being a father and buying and dealing drugs, readers will feel sympathy for his children. The sounds of alliteration such as, "Holiday homes" and "Purchased pills" is catchy and readers can remember it.
Story line 2
my story line 2, is going to be about a group of local shops that is at risk of being bulldozed down to be turned in to a block of flats. This will cause a lot of havoc to the local people who are against the idea strongly and will protest against the idea happening.
I am going to take pictures of the local shops around my area. I will take pictures of people who are acting concerned and worried and can make quotes up from them.
headline examples- Bulldoze threat to local shops!
Residents protest against local shops being bulldozed!
Flats instead of local shops?
These are just some examples to grab audiences attention.
Story Line 3
My third story line is going to be based on a local area being awarded most recycled products for 3 years in a row.
I plan to take pictures of row of bins outside houses to show how many people recycle the most waste in their homes/ down their road.
Possible headlines: recycle winners 3 years in a row!
proud winners for most recycled waste!
Story line 4
Story line 4 can be about First bus company being rewarded for great customer service from surveying customers from all parts of Hampshire. I can take pictures of buses, people who work for First buses and customers.
Possible head lines: Best buses around!
First bus company awarded for first class service!
Story line 5
Story line 5- A block of council flats receive a 15 million pound refurbishment for all local residents. This will involve pictures of the flats, residents and interviews from the local county council.
Possible headlines: Council flats receive £15000 000 make over!
£15 million invested into Crook horn council flats
Storyline 6
My sixth storyline will be about a man who has caught an impressive sized salmon in local Southampton waters.
Possible headlines: Super sixed Salmon caught in local waters!
Man catches impressive sized salmon!
I have taken pictures to back up these story lines ideas, unfortunately the bluetooth device system on my computer has failed therefore not enabling me to upload pictures!! This will take a while to get them uploaded on here but should be working and uploaded on here within the next few days :(
Advertisements
All local newspapers have advertisements in them. From businesses promoting themselves, to advertisements of sales or new shop openings. I have come up with some advertisement ideas that i can place in my newspaper.
- Builder/ electrician/ plumbing business advertisements
- Debenhams sale!
- New Asda opening
- offers- 10% off spinnaker tower entry prices
- Car sales
- Car boot sales
- restaurant/ pub advertisements
- Events- boat shows, wine tasting events, children events
- College open evenings
- University open days
Pictures have uploaded! Scroll up to see some samples i have taken that match my storyline ideas.
