Newspaper Design # 1

Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4 & Submitting Lit Mag Photos

1) People were protesting on January 10th for equal rights when Donald Trump became president. They made a peaceful protest at the capitol. Over 50,000 people came to protests when people only expected 30,000. That says a lot of our community and what people believe in. The commentary also gave a little of history.

Who?

Reagan Wallace

What?
Protest at the capitol.

Where?
All over the U.S. but the capitol in Austin.

When?
January 10th.

Why?
to get equal rights for everyone.

How?
Peaceful protest.

Who was quoted in the story?
No one.

What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story?
No quotes

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, the picture also wanted to keep me reading.

 2.)Recently there has been a shock brought from School Evaluation Scores. The new method of scoring schools, completely changes standards and rankings that were originally put in place. The higher expectations of the scoring system has caused havoc and creates a growing concern for Bowie High.

Who?: The Austin Independent School District 

What?: Concerned about the School Evaluation Scoring

Where?: Texas School Districts 

When?: 2017-2018

Why?: It completely changes the rank of Bowie High School

How?: By creating higher expectations that schools cannot reach

Who was quoted in the story?: AISD Super Independent Paul Cruz

What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story?: "Some of the same schools that received an academic distinction for post-secondary readiness were given a D or F for that category. Under this system, a school can have a 90 and still be failing." 

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?: Yes, the first sentence of the article created distress and urgency to the topic, it made me care about what the article was talking about.

Photo Critique: I think that the picture in very informative and relevant to the article. I think that the picture being colorful allows for the reader to be drawn to the image. It was a little hard to understand.

3)The varsity cheer team is going to finals on February 10th. The National Cheer Competition in Florida is a really big competition and they hope to get in the finals. They are doing stunts and dances mixed together. They want to do really good because there will be college recruiters watching. they hope to win the competition but they also want to get closer as a team.

Who?
Jadon Alvarez

What?
Varsity competing

Where?
In Florida

When?
Feb 10.

Why?
To win the competition

How?
they will cheer.

Who was quoted in the story?
Bridget Alvarez, Amie Roggeman, Tanya Zint,

What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story?
I liked Alarez quote because she said she wanted to become closer as a team.

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes it kept you on the edge of your seat.

Intro to Newspaper/ Front Pages of the World

What is your favorite newspaper front page? why?

Verde independent because the head picture and main headline drew me in and i wanted to see what it was about.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?

Motorhome and pickup truck collide head-on. This made me want to read more into it and see what happened in the collision

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?

3 pages it looks like

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

I noticed that in almost every newspaper there was a always a main photo with a big heading next to it giving the readers a summary of the story on that particular page and give them information. It also catches the viewers attention because of the bold letters and there is usually a interesting picture to accompany the text.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines.

The layout seems to slightly change throughout the cover designs, there are different stories, some of the papers like to use pictures for every headline on the front page. Very few of them put the main headline picture taking up the entire cover like a magazine.

What do you like about our school paper vs the other papers you looked at?

 What I liked about our school newspaper compared to others was the layout of how the text or information was laid out. There was not too much information nor were there too little stories.

What stands out to you in this paper?

The headlines stood out to me in our newspaper.

How many stories did you find interesting?

The stories I found interesting to read were the school evaluations and horse back riding stories.

How can this paper be improved?

I don't think theres any need improvement in the newspapers

Does is follow rules and guidelines like the other papers?

Yes, this newspaper follows the rules and guidelines like the other papers.

What else would you like to say about our school paper?

Like I mentioned before, the information was well though out and was well organized.

Literary shoot

Breathe

Things you don't see but i do 

In the woods 

Website review

I chose Fstoppers which is a website that post information on the latest news of photography and videography. It also gives reviews on new photography gear that releases and contest some gear away so if you’re a new photographer trying to figure out what to get Fstoppers is the way to go.

Latest new stories of photography and videography. They also review photography products and contest on some products as well. They write interesting stories for their viewers to keep them coming back to their website.

 If the viewer is really into photographer they will stay informed on the latest news.  The viewer can also determine if they should get a certain product based on the websites review on it. Lastly the viewer can potentially win prizes from the website if they chose.

 I wouldn’t bookmark this website personally because I’m not into photography like that but if I was into it I would definitely bookmark it so I keep easy access to it. I would probably go to the website to see what new contest the have in store because I like prizes.

I would recommend this website to photographers that I know and see how they would take the opportunity.

I would give this website a solid 4 because I think its very organized and neat. I also like how they have many stories to choose from for their viewers. The reason I gave off a point because of the ads and their layout could’ve been better in my opinion. 

I chose this photo because I liked the idea of it and the layout of it.  I also like how the man on fire I feel like I would do a photo like this because I like fire a lot and he looks so casual but he’s fire as someone takes a picture of him. I decided to post this on my blog because I feel like it relates to me in some ways because it’s crazy and its really cool.  Also none of the other pictures are as cool as this photo or called out to me.

Phobia Pictures

 Fear of color

 Fear of Fire

 Fear of heights

Yearbook spread

King Pica Yearbook Spread

Yearbook intro

1. name of the school on the front cover
2. an eye catching design
3. the year
4. a school slogan
5. table of contents
6. index
7. school pictures alphabetically ordered
8. school pictures separated by grade
9. interesting pictures in the front pages
10. organization
11. neat photo layout
12. correct information
13. spell students name correctly
14. pictures of all sport teams
15. pictures of teachers
16. pictures of faculty/custodians
17. interesting font
18. good spreads
19. correct dates/time
20. variety of colors
21. good captions
22. page for prinicipal(s)
23. good quality
24. page congratulating student achievements
25. titles for each headline

Answers:

1. Essence.
2. Captain John L. Chapin High School.
3. This yearbook has a lot of creativity and color and really draws the attention of anyone reading it.
4. Six Sections.
5. My favorite spread is the football spread.
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. No.
9. 1217 students total.
10. This school is in Texas.