Research Plan

What?	Why	When	How?
Complete mind map of what I'd expect from local newspaper which is also showing my intention, so that I can spread my thought & ideas	This will help me to gather my ideas, and thought together, which will help me in my next steps.	Early October when beginning the coursework	Start with newspapers in the middle of an a3 page and write down ideas, hopefully ideas should develop from my other ideas. I will then scan this on to my blog and analyse what I have written down
Read a section on newspapers from book "We the media" by Dan Gillmor.	This will help me gain knowledge of the media and newspaper industry.	Mid October	I will read this section of the book and make note on what I think are key fact, to make sure I keep these in mind when doing my research and creating my product.
Analise newspaper content of from several newspapers.	This will help me see what kind of stories are in newspapers and what are more most popular to help me decide what to write in my newspaper	Mid October	I will complete tally charts showing the contents of ac range of different newspaper and compare the results. Once i have done this i will scan it into my blog
Complete a close newspaper analysis look at picture, stories, language and layout	This will make conventions of newspapers clearer to me, so i can decide if i think it best to follow these conventions and this will help me see what will and won't be effective in my newspaper	Mid October	I will choose a few key stories in from a local newspaper and analyse key point, both factually and opinionated. Then scan this into my blog
Questionnaires	If I get potential audiences to answer questionnaires on what they look for in a newspaper i will be able to see what is popular with target audience and how i can attract a large audience	Mid October	I will write questionnaires, with relevant questions to ask my target audience and then compare the results.
Write an article and take photos which could be used in local newspapers, and send these in, to see if the story get published and whats changed.	This will help me to identify if something I have written is suitable for newspapers and discovery where I am going wrong, also this gives more experience in working with real life newspapers.	Mid October	I will find something suitable to write about for a local newspaper, and take photos of. I will select the best photos, and hold an interview if suitable finding out as much as I can about what my story is on. I will then turn my notes into what I think is a suitable story for a local newspaper and then send this to a newspaper to see if it gets published and if it doesn't I will ask for feedback on why not.
Email advertisers of real life local newspaper to find out more about how they advertise there newspaper a I feel poster for newspapers are uncommon.	As I need to create a poster for my newspaper and I feel these as uncommon I think it would be useful to see how somebody in the industry would go about doing these as I think its going to be difficult for me to find a poster for a newspaper to analyse.	Mid October	Find email addresses of several advertisers from local newspaper from websites, and email several asking for any advice, etc. If I get replies I will compare what different people say, and think about how am I going to take this advise on board.