The article which me and Jaynie complete and sent to the 'Gazette' got publish, although changes were made, and the article was only small...


This is what got published & what i thought about it:-

• The Headline "Right On Track" got used instead of the headlines we suggested. I think Right on track works because its showing young people are on the right track unlike what how some people stereotype young people to cause trouble. I also think its more to the point than the headlines we suggested, which we more play on word (which creatively could be seen as a good thing, but it depends on the readership as certain audiences would prefer straight to the point headline), this headline also doesn't explain much about the storyline so it makes readers want to read more to see what the story is about
• Only one picture was used. A picture of the Jeff Thomas helping a student. I think this picture was shown because it shows the students were learning from this and that the scientist had time to help the students individually, so the readers can see it was benefiting the students.
• The article only used a small section of the pages, this shows that there was more important news within the community, but readers also get to see young people are on the right track
• A quote has been added to the article, i think this is done because it shows readers how the teachers feel about the scientist visiting the school.
• There is a grammar mistake, the speak marks of aren't closed.
• The story has been cut down, only the most important points are in the article.