Photos.

I began taking photo's for my newspaper cover. From looking at my research i realised that newspapers have both posed and 'action' photos. Therefore I have decided to take some photos of Rosie-Beth with a mannequin, i think this is a good idea as it shows the textiles environment, and would look good. Also it would hint to the reader what the story is about.
I will also take some photos of textiles students in a working environment, this will show the students in action and will make it clear all the the effort which the students are going to, to create successful garments in order for the fashion show to go on.

I took a few shots of Rosie-Beth with the mannequin, and i have also been in a few of these photos, as i am also involved in this fashion show and it shows that I have met with Rosie-Beth in order to write the article.
I have used a digital point and shot camera to take these photos, as it was easier for me access this, but if i have time i will take more photos using a SLR camera so that the photos are in good quality.

Here are some of the photo i took:

I like the classroom atmosphere in the background of this photo, as it shows the working environment.

I also think the use of the mannequin works well, it shows off that the article is about textiles and fashion

I think Rosie-Beth is posing a bit too much in this photo so it doesn't look natural enough, but i do like that Rosie-Beth looks confident which I think is a reflection of her confidence in textiles giving off a good impression of the school

If I decide to use this image I would crop it, as the bottom of the photo isn't needed and it has a date stamp on, which would look unprofessional on a newspaper cover.

I like that Rosie-Beth is laughing in this photo, because it gives the photo a positive feeling. However she is not looking at the camera, and the hand is blurred so I don't think this photo would be appropriate for as newspaper.
But as i do like the laughing effect I may use this photo to inspire some of my other photos.

I think Rosie-Beth's facial expression is most appropriate in this photo, as she both looks happy but serious at the same time

Once again I will crop the date stamp out of the photo.

I like that I am in this photo with Rosie-Beth as it makes the photos more personal and give the photo a community feel as it has more than one person in it, giving the connotations of team work.

However the lighting and the angle of this photo has made the picture unclear so it wouldn't be appropriate to use for my newspaper cover

Here's another picture i took of me with Rosie-Beth

I think this a better photo than the other as the lighting is improved and te picture is clear.

However I don't like the picture much, i think it would have worked better if me and Rosie-Beth were stood side by side instead of me kneeling.

I took some photo's of Georgina

looking as if she's sewing. I decided to do this because i thought it was a good idea to show students working.

I don't like the angle of this photo much and I think it would be a good idea to for Georgina to be smiling at the camera in the photo, so the photo gives a positive feeling.

I think this photo of Georgina sewing is much more successful than the last one.

I think this angle works well as you can see Georgina's face, and it looks as though she is really concentrating on sewing, and I think this really empathising the hard work the students are putting in to the fashion show, which is what I want to show on my newspaper cover.

I like the happy feeling this photo gives as

Georgina is smiling, however I feel the smile look too fake, when I'm looking for a more natural style.

Out of all the photo of Georgina I think her facial expression is best in this photo, I think the smile work really well and gives the photo a positive feel.

I think this photo needs brighter lighting, as it is fairly dark and I'd like the photo to stand out more, but I could edit this is a decide to use this photo so it shouldn't be much of an issue

What my newspaper story will be about...

I have been looking out for any event happening in my local community which would be possible for me to write about.

I have realised that a sixth form student in my school has is arranging a fashion show at my school, showing off most A-level, GCSE and maybe even some lower school students textiles work. I think this would be a good event for me to write about, as I can hold interview with Rosie-Beth Hickling who is arranging the fashion show, and take photo of the students in the process of creating their garments. Also I feel that as fashion is something I am interested in a can write about this more passionately which will create a more interesting story for the reader. As this is about what young people are doing I feel this gives a positive light on young people, unlike ordinary stereotypes, and hopefully will attract a new younger audience which I aim for.

Rethink of story idea..

I have had a rethink whilst planning my final newspaper story. I was planning on having a local newspaper with a spin of a national story, but i realised that the would make it difficult for me to use my own photographs, so i have decide to create a more local newspaper story which will add to the local community feeling I like my newspaper to create.

I have decided to complete a tally chart on in which I will categories the different types of stories shown on the This is Bristol website. This will help to see what type of stories are seen as successful, and if I think it would be a good idea to follow or challlenge these conventions.

I have been trying to come up with idea for stories in my local newspaper, but although i have been doing content analysis and close text analysis on local newspapers i have collected (which i will post on the blog once i have scanned them) i have still found this very difficult.
Here are some things i think i need to consider in order to decide what would be a successful story in my local newspaper:

• How local do i consider as local?
• a local Newspaper can be very local as the "Thornbury Gazette" - the problem with working this local is that there are less interesting.
• I could work with a less local newspaper something similar to the the Bristol "Evening Post". This is still classed as local but in a larger scale which mean there are more oppertunities to find stories as i am looking within a larger community
• Also i have noticed it has became common within local newspapers to use a worldwide stories with a local view on this. I think this is a good idea as i can use more interesting world stories, which is likely to be more exciting

I am going to look on the "Evening Post" website, on order to give me more ideas about what what is going on in my local community, and how they use more world stories with a local spin off. Heres a link to the website http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/.

Applying Narrative Theroy to Newspapers

The research me and my classmates have done on narrative theory's is not much use to me unless I apply it to Newspapers to link it to my coursework. I am going to look through some local newspaper and try to see which narrative theory's apply to the story, so that I can see what is most common and what work. Once I have done this i will decide whether I think its suitable to follow these conventions and challenge them. This will help me a lot when I write my newspaper story, as it will give me a structure and narrative idea to work with, which will inspire my story and the style of my writing.

I am going to randomly choose stories from a few local newspaper and see which narrative theories apply:

From the Evening Post, on Wednesday 7th October..
From top left story on page 27.
The story "Cafe in line for £5,000 food award". The story is about a cafe in Eastville which is taking part in a competitions with a chance of winning a £5,000 prize.
The narrative of this story:

• Begins: "Cafe in Eastville run by same family since 1964 has made it into the regional final of the Market Kitchen Local Food Heroes Awards 2009.
• Ends: "Judges will select one winner from each region as well as selecting one overall national champion by the end of October"
• The rest of the article goes into detail about what the competitions will consisted of and talks about the family and cafe that have entered.

Fitting this story to narrative theory's:

• Todorovs Theory: This theory would have the equilibrium as the audience is at first told about the family and the cafe they own, The disturbance of the Cafe getting into the final of the competition - something significant has changed for the family who own the cafe. Resolution, however this story does not have a resolution yet, as the newspaper was written before the results of the competition. So the reader does not learn about the family in the story getting a new equilibrium dependent on the results of the competition. Therefore some factors of this story fit Todorovs theory, yet does not completely follow this story as the story is 'unfinished' according to Todorovs theory.

The Future of Newspapers

The future of newspapers has been widely debated as the industry has faced down soaring newsprint prices, slumping ad sales, the loss of much classified advertising and precipitous drops in circulation. In recent years the number of newspapers slated for closure, bankruptcy or severe cutbacks has risen—especially in the United States, where the industry has shed a fifth of its journalists since 2001. Revenue has plunged while competition from internet media has squeezed older print publishers. The debate has become more urgent lately, as a deepening recession has shaved profits, and as once-explosive growth in newspaper web revenues has leveled off, forestalling what the industry hoped would become an important source of revenue. At issue is whether the newspaper industry faces a cyclical trough, or whether new technology has rendered obsolete newspapers in their traditional format.


An online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical.
Going online created more opportunities for newspapers, such as competing with broadcast journalism in presenting breaking news in a more timely manner. The credibility and strong brand recognition of well-established newspapers, and the close relationships they have with advertisers, are also seen by many in the newspaper industry as strengthening their chances of survival. The movement away from the printing process can also help decrease costs. Professional journalists have some advantages over blogs, as editors are normally aware of the potential for legal problems. Online newspapers are much like hard-copy newspapers and have the same legal boundaries, such as laws regarding libel, privacy and copyright, also apply to online publications in most countries, like in the UK. Also in the UK the Data Protection Act applies to online newspapers and news pages. But the distinction was not very clear to the public in the UK as to what was a blog or forum site and what was an online newspaper. In 2007, a ruling was passed to formally regulate UK based online newspapers, news audio, and news video websites covering the responsibilities expected of them and to clear up what is, and what isn't, an online publication.

News reporters are being taught to shoot video and to write in the succinct manner necessary for the Internet news pages. Many are learning how to implement blogs and the ruling by the UK's PCC should help this development of the internet. Journalism students in schools around the world are being taught about the "convergence" of all media and the need to have knowledge and skills involving print, broadcast and web. Some newspapers have attempted to integrate the internet into every aspect of their operations, i.e., reporters writing stories for both print and online, and classified advertisements appearing in both media; others operate websites that are more distinct from the printed newspaper. The Newspaper National Network LP is an online advertising sales partnership of the Newspaper Association of America and 25 major newspaper companies.