For my local newspaper product, I will be analysing closely existing products in order to familiarise myself with conventions that I can adapt to my own work. I will be looking at certain texts for inspiration as to what I want my product to be like.
One of my inspirational texts is The Sunderland Echo-
It has a similar target audience to that of my product (family’s/locals) and is highly popular throughout the local region. I will deconstruct several Sunderland Echo’s to learn the characteristics and conventions of the product. I will aim to subvert some of the conventions as I want to involve teenagers more in my product.
Deconstructing the Sunderland Echo will prove useful in my research as I will be able to familiarise myself with the standard layout of a local newspaper and also learn about what type of articles they product, which will help me learn a great deal about my audience.
The Sunderland echo has large recognition and is the most successful local newspaper throughout Sunderland. Therefore I will look up to this product for inspiration and construct my product with the Sunderland Echo in mind.
For my product, I have also took inspiration from the daily newspaper 'Metro'. Although this provides national news as well as local, the layout has been very influential for my own product. The fact the newspaper provides both local and national news allows me to view the contrasting conventions between the Sunderland Echo. Here, I have learnt what conventions to include and not include in my own product.
For my product, I have also took inspiration from the daily newspaper 'Metro'. Although this provides national news as well as local, the layout has been very influential for my own product. The fact the newspaper provides both local and national news allows me to view the contrasting conventions between the Sunderland Echo. Here, I have learnt what conventions to include and not include in my own product.