What's on a front cover?

Master head- The newspaper's name which may not have been changed for many a year, often in traditional script. As it is the easiest way to identify the paper

Logo- An easily identified simple picture that is immediately connected to the paper (sense of the papers identity )

Date- So the reader knows how current the news is that they are reading

Website address- So a follower of the paper can look up the website address, for the most current news

Price- For the penitential buyer so they know the price often a round number so no change has be be exchanged

' P l u g b o x '- A section that covers almost a quarter of the length of the front page , normally covering two to three stories in a short sentence and a picture with the page number of where to find the story in full in the bottom hand corner

Headline- The largest type on the whole of the page as it is the most important piece of information from the most important article in the paper.

Photograph/s- Often accompanying the main article for impact and to grab the audiences attention, can either be in colour or black and white, if the picture is not referring to the main article it will often have a few sentences accompanying it and a page number of where to find the rest of the article

Caption- That always accompanies the photograph generally underneath, stating what is happening in the picture and where the picture was taken some times stating when

Second Caption- Not always put on the surrounding area of the photo, but it is most often on the side in a horizontal position, stating the photographers name, contact number and a website address connected to the paper about their photography

Sub Heading- In a smaller type could be italics, or a different font to the main title, just a few brief sentences giving a little bit more information of the main story

The first paragraph- giving the bare facts of the story of who it is concerning, what are the circumstances, when it occurred, where the incident happened and how the incident happened.

Lead story- The story that had been deemed the most interesting, will take up the majority of the front page with information and a page number at the end so it the reader can follow on the article on the inside of the paper

Secondary lead- A story that holds less importance than the main article but is still significant enough to have the out lines of the story on the front cover and a page number to follow it on the inside