Website Progress

I have started to produce my local newspaper website using the conventions of the Harrogate Advertiser website to work from. I have added a html for typing text, and inserted pictures and adverts to make the webpage look more realistic.

I created this advert on Adobe Photoshop for my newspaper website.

Audience Feedback

 For my front page, the audience thought the changes I need to make are:
-Use original images
-Less negative space
-Recycling logo must be added

For my second page, the audence thought the changes I need to make are:
-Put in the rest of the images
-Add more lines
-Use original images
-Use original adverts
-Lighten dark images
-Less negative space

Generic Conventions of the Blackburn Citizen Webpage

-There is a masthead at the top of the page

-Cohesion with black and green font

-Green headlines and black stories

-Pictures with some stories

-Weather forecast

-Search bar

-Featured Jobs, Most popular and Local Information headings

-Jobs, dating, homes and cars tabs at the bottom of the page

-Adverts down the side for local companies

-Search bar specifically for the companies

-List of Most Shared stories

-News, entertainment and sport headings

-Bar at bottom of page with News, Sport, Leisure, Info, Forum, Photos, Videos, Family, Jobs, Homes, Cars, Dating, Announcements, Directory and Advertise

Generic Conventions of the Harrogate Advertiser Webpage

-There is a masthead at the top of the page

-There are four hyperlinks to different pages (News, sport, community and lifestyle)

-Drop down menus
-A search bar
-A sponsor is shown on the website
-National news (moving)
-Advertisements
-Log in/ register facility
-Day, year and month
-Contact us, help, accessibility, terms and conditions, disclaimer and cookie policy
-Small photo with certain stories
-Interactive; opportunity to comment on stories and photos
-Weather for Harrogate section
-Publisher and copyright
-Five main stories shown on homepage and one with small picture
-Each different section has title at the top (e.g. lifestyle)
-Search bar for local businesses
-Shows local jobs, motors, properties and announcements
-Opportunity to give a complaint about the site’s content, and chance for further complaint if you are unsatisfied with the response
-‘You are here’ section
-Cohesion; colour, font
-Photo Gallery

First draft of newspapers

These are the first draft products I have produced using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Work still needs to be done on them but I have given these drafts out to people so I can get audience feedback and take that into account when altering the products.

Newspaper Progress

Newspaper Article 15

Harrogate stops scoffing

Snack and sweet shop 'Scoffs' located in the Victoria Shopping Centre has been shut down due to the owners' financial problems. The shop was a family-run business which has been very popular with young and old for years, but money has been an issue for owner Brian Gates since 2009. Mr Gates said "I'm really sad to see Scoffs close but as a family we need to move on, we simply aren't making enough to continue". The shop has been in Victoria Shopping Centre since 2001, starting off on the upper floor, and moved to the ground floor in 2003 to give the customers and products more room, as it was always very busy. Unfortunately, the recent economic climate has just been too much for Brian and his family and Scoffs has to go, but new sweet shop 'Sweet Treats' will be taking its place, providing a more traditional sweet shop feel.