I have made notes on the Harrogate Advertiser for the 4th September. This is to help me figure out what I should include in my local newspaper, and how many articles I should roughly have.
Local newspaper research
Harrogate Advertiser, Friday 4th September 2009
Amount of stories on 1st page: 5
Amount of stories on 2nd page: 10
1st Page – 5 articles
· Gridlock: the six biggest bottlenecks
o 6 images
· Angry Town chief fires rugby club warning
o 2 images
· ‘Sickening’ images doctor struck-off
· Volunteer Oscars search for unsung heroes
· Are you doing the Great North Run? If so, you should tell us about it – or send us your photographs
The front page has a total of 15 images, not including the advert at the bottom of the page.
The main article is relatively small, made up mostly of pictures.
On the right of the page there is an index section, featuring 5 major articles.
There are 2 mini-articles asking for people to volunteer people for the Volunteer Oscars, and asking if people are doing the Great North Run.
2nd Page – 10 articles
· Happy couple who just can’t stop dancing
o 2 images
· St Peter’s is blessed with support for £2m facelift
o 1 image
· Trampled by cow as she walked her dog
· Is this your stash of jewellery, ask police
o 1 image
· Residents forced to move out after house collapse
o 1 image
· Woman faces charges
· £6m trade boost for HIC
· Show guest is a cut above
· Vandals’ milk attack on Audi
· Wherefore art thou Romeo?
The second page only really has 3 major articles, with 7 mini-articles and an advert. Only one of the mini-articles has a photo.
All of the images have a box round it if it is a square image.
There is another index section running across the top of the page, telling of the different sections of the newspaper.