The main features of newspaper front covers
There are 11 main features that could appear on a newspaper front cover.
They are:
On this example:
They are:
- The masthead- The name of the newspaper
- The headline
- The plug/puff- Other news stories that aren't relevant to the headline story
- The strapline- The line above or below the main headline that expands on it
- A standfirst- A small piece of text to introduce the story and says how it 'continues inside'
- A pull quote- A quote from one of main people from that story/article
- Subheadings
- The central image
- The jumpline- A line that teases the reader and makes them want to buy the paper to get all the information
- A standalone- A separate story/image
- A splash- When the whole page is one story/article
On this example:
- The masthead- 'Daily Mirror'
- The headline- 'So what the hell happens now?'
- The central image- The picture of David Cameron and his wife
- The standfirst/jumpline- 'Inside: Full coverage and analysis of the day that shook the world'
- Strapline- 'Day one of Brexit Britain'
On this example:
- The masthead- 'The Times'
- Headline- 'Brexit for Britain'
- The plug/puff- 'News special, Full reports and analysis from an historic night'
- Strapline- 'Cameron and Corbyn face calls to quit'
- Central image- Nigel Farage
- A standalone- The stories along the bottom of the cover
- A standfirst- 'Inside today'
- Subheadings- 'Gun control revolt', 'Tesco turnaround', 'BHS Bahamas flights'
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