For my Newspaper NEA, I am going to produce the front cover of a local newspaper, called the ‘Hautlieu Times’. My paper delivers left-leaning, fact-based news, which will be aimed towards young people and libetarian adults.

My main article will be on underage drinking, its benefits and negatives. I will hope to answer the following questions in my article: What are young teens attitudes towards drinking? Why do so many young people drink (What and who may influence young people to drink)? What are the health risks of drinking? And, how do underage drinkers get alcohol? I will use a lot of facts, as well as quotes from young people I have interviewed. This will hopefully give a balanced and yet still opinionated article, which will hopefully inform people about underage drinking.

in terms of layout, I have taken influence from both the I, and the Daily Mail. My Newspaper name layout, may remind some people of the Daily Mail’s, due to it’s logo in between the two words. However, where the Daily Mail’s font is old and traditional, my font is new and clean, suggesting that my newspaper is progressive rather than traditional. I have also taken influence from the I, as I have chosen to include their stripe which runs down the left side of the paper. On this stripe, I will include an ad aimed towards young people, aswell as a pointer towards another article in my paper. Additionally, the dimensions of my paper (length + width) are the same as the I, which gives a tabloid-like feel.

The image I have included will be of a student Kate Mckenna, which was taken for this article. The image will be big, and bright, as I want to appeal to specifically younger people, who, due to the influence of apps such as, YouTube and TikTok, tend to be more visual beings. The text included won’t be too long either, likely between 200-300 words. By doing this, i will attract younger readers, because the shorter article is more suited to their low-attention span.

My general article will have a clean, modern style. My writing style will be informant and conversational, to appeal to a younger audience. Plus, the red colour scheme is influenced by my style model the I, and will catch viewers attention. As I mentioned earlier, the news I will be delivering will be fact-based, but I will also include a personal element. For Instance, writers will give their view on topics at the end of each article.

To create this article, I will be using InDesign, which will give my paper a slick, professional look.