Selection
Why a Headline Leads with One Detail
Why a headline leads with one detail: learn to spot its point of entry, test what the wording foregrounds and compare…
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Browse pieces on selection, presentation, formats, distribution and reading. Each takes one part of the news encounter and looks at it closely.
Formats
Newsletter or News Page: Where Should a Catch-Up Begin?
Choose a newsletter or news page for a short catch-up by matching its ordered sequence or browsable layout to the time…
Distribution
Before the Web Page: The Newspaper’s Route to the Door
Newspaper distribution explains how printing, sorting and delivery set the moment a reader met the day’s news—and why…
Presentation
The Front Page Is Not a Complete Map
The front page is not a complete map: learn to read prominent placement as an editorial arrangement and choose a…
Reading
How News Editors Choose and Arrange the Stories You See
See how news editors select and arrange stories, and use these cues to judge why a headline appears first and what…