Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Final Newspaper Billboard Poster


I had originally intended to use this poster as my final billboard poster. However I have now decided to change the headline to something that doesn't give so much away. Changing the headline to 'HOW COULD THEY DO IT?' means the reader will be more drawn into the newspaper which means the headline will be fulfilling its main purpose.








Thursday, 10 November 2011

Possible Headlines-

Research into local newspapers has revealed that stories that are generally found on the front page are important to the local area, or will interest the target audience- people that live in the local area. Examples of front page headlines found within local newspapers are as follows ..
- 'BOOZE BAN IN TOWN'- Halstead Gazette
- 'CRASH CAUSES PARTIAL ROAD BLOCKAGE'- Halstead Gazette
- 'REFORMED BURGLAR SAYS SORRY'- Halstead Gazette
- 'PHARMACY IN HAVERHILL APPEALS FOR WITNESS TO TEEN TILL THETFT'- Haverhill Echo
- 'SPECIAL GUESTS FOR 100TH BIRTHDAY'- Halstead Gazette
- 'POLICE OUT OF REACH?'- Braintree and Witham Times
It is clear that all of these headlines outline issues within the local area, unlike a national newspaper the stories are more personal and relevant to the local people. For example a wider, national audience would not be interested in the 'booze ban' in a small town. 

So far i have come up with the following headlines for the cover page of the newspaper-
- 'GIRL UPSET OVER STOLEN CAT'
- 'HOW COULD THEY DO IT?'
- 'SQUATTERS IN SQUWALER'

- At the moment i am swayed towards using the headline 'HOW COULD THEY DO IT?'. It seems that this headline is the most effective, the use of a question intrigues the audience and causes them to question what the story might be and who 'THEY' are.
At the moment i am deliberating whether or not to use the same headline on the frontcover of the newspaper as well as the poster, I may use the headline 'HOW COULD THEY DO IT?' on the cover of the newspaper.