I sat at my computer for at least ten minutes, thinking hard about how to write this blog in a way that is not just repeating the lecture. I have seen many comments given by Mr. Miller that advised against this, even though today's lesson was very informative and definition based. We learned about the parts of a newspaper, and I struggled to find the relevance in this until things began to come full circle. I started to find connections to previous lessons in this class, and even to lessons from Digital Design class.
First, I realized that where the information is placed on the newspaper affects the message just like the medium affects the message. The banner headline is placed towards the top of the first page because it is introducing the lead and is meant to draw the attention of the reader. The ears are placed on the front page in the top corners because companies pay money to get their advertisements in the paper where they will be noticed.
Red 2 just wrapped up a lesson on alignment in Digital Design that I also connected to today's lesson. Mrs. Palmer talked a lot about putting emphasis on the most important information like the candidate's name on a campaign flyer. Because their names stood out so much, Euan and Jack's flyers got the most votes along with other reasons. We also discussed how grouping information organized the article. This is why a picture, credit line, and caption of a newspaper are all next to each other. This was a lecture that I originally didn't get much out of, but after taking the time to think about it, I now see why learning the parts of a newspaper is so important.
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