Thursday/Friday, April 24-25 Interviews, information, headline and lead due Mon/Tues These four things (25 pts) will be used for in-class activity!! Lots of 5 W’s and H about your event Lots of ‘why’ quotes from people who matter How many? How much? Depends on your topic! Enough to write at least a 400 word story Rough story due Wednesday, 4/25, end of class Writing time Wednesday/Tuesday (30 min) and Wednesday Requirements Newspaper style headline, good lead Follows AP rules Lots of facts and quotes (varies depending on section)
Today’s job Sign up for NewsU, Typography for News Design (THIS IS MY FAVORITE UNIT. LOVE IT!) What should I write down? Key topics: The Basics and Contrast/Hierarchy New Terms: Bannerhead (yes), ligature (no) Find for Notes: Rules of Thumb, Seven Principles Definitely look at: Test your vocab, fix this page, Inspiration Gallery (Features especially) I will check notes from this NEXT THURSDAY/FRIDAY (20 pts) Keep working on page/plan (sidebar? photo?) Type story parts (see previous slide)
Important fonts/sizes for BluePrint project (Don’t write this down, just remember where this is later) Body copy – 9 pt. Times New Rmn justified Headline – AWPC Helvetica, 24+ pt. Byline – Times New Rmn bold italic 10 pt. (.5 pt. line underneath) Cutline (caption) – Arial 10 pt. Cutline lead in bold. Photo credit – Times New Roman 6 pt. You can break these basic rules, but only for special emphasis (display header, special sidebar…)