Chap. 1

Newspaper Types

Type	Description	Content Focus	Language Style	Structure	Vocabulary Complexity
Tabloid	Smaller than standard, less "serious" content	Celebrities, sports, sensational crime	Informal, emotional, biased	Mixed stories	Simple, colloquial
Broadsheet	Standard/full size, serious news coverage	Major national and international events	Formal, factual, unbiased	Clear sections	Complex, formal

Chap. 2

Language Differences Between Tabloid and Broadsheet

Feature	Tabloid	Broadsheet
Tone	Informal, emotional	Formal, subtle
Literary Devices	Puns, alliteration, exaggeration	Metaphors, rhetorical questions
Sentence Length	Short	Longer
Vocabulary	Colloquial, slang, sexual overtones	Formal, statistical
Names	Informal	Formal, personality/position focused
Language Use	Elision (e.g., won’t, don’t)	Clear, precise

Chap. 3

Writing a Headline

• Must be clear and understood at a single glance
• Should interest, intrigue, and convey the story without sensationalism
• Often short, active sentences
• Can include witty references, wordplay, and alliteration

Chap. 4

Writing an Introduction (Intro)

• The first sentence summarizing the story "in a nutshell"
• Answers at least three of the 5 Ws and 1 H: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
• Should attract reader’s attention immediately
• Avoid suspense; give key information upfront (start at the end rather than the beginning)