INITIAL IDEA 2

My second idea involves brief 8, where I would create the first two pages of a local newspaper as well as a billboard poster for the newspaper and two hyperlinked pages from the paper's website. To begin with, I would research well-known newspapers such as the Times, as well as local newspapers, analyse the differences as well as different genres of newspapers and who they are aimed at. I would have to conduct background information before I created it, such as the genre, where it is sold, the target audience etc, and research stories and news that I could write about in the newspaper. Independently, I would take photographs, conduct interviews with the people I was writing about and what they may have done, and like other newspapers I would have basic conventions, such as a contents page, fonts, specific colour scheme etc. The poster would advertise the newspaper and highlight why it is different and why the audience should specifically buy it, therefore it would be used to persuade and intrigue the readers. It would possibly highlight some of the stories that would be in the publication - however I would have to think of slogans that would make the readers want to know more about the story, and I would have to make them interesting and entertaining and show how my newspaper would stand out from others on the market (I would also have to conduct research into the current market). The two hyperlinked pages may be html websites I have created to give more detail about certain stories, they could also be sources of stories or a full interview page. The newspaper could have it's own blogger page or own website, in which I would create a somewhat online version of the publication, but not so much that people wouldn't invest in the newspaper itself. I could also create a twitter account for the magazine - so that character-limited updates/sources/events get posted there, however more information would be in the newspaper. I would decide how often it was published (every day/every week/every 2 weeks) and which would benefit me most, as well as deciding on a price etc. I would use Photoshop to create it, my camera and possibly a tripod, depending on what I was photographing.