Research – Bristol Observer and Website

This is the Bristol Observer. The masthead is eye-catching as it is in bright colour to attract the readers. The colour red makes it stands out.

The first article is about something that has happened in the local area. It is a shocking story to makes the readers buy the newspaper.

There is also a contents which tells the readers what will be in the newspaper.

There is a dateline to let the readers know when the newspaper is from. It also has a content which gives more detail.

A advert is put on the front cover as it is in the local area and also the newspaper gets in money from there as the newspaper is free. This takes up about and eighth of the page.

The second article is about something good that has happened which is a contrast to first story. This gives the front cover a balance.

This is the inside page of the Bristol Observer. Half the page is taken up by adverts and half is articles.

Like the front cover the inside page also has adverts about local businesses. Most local newspapers have a lot of adverts in them.

There are a lot of articles in this newspaper which suggest that it may be for more educated readers.

These are the stories from the Bristol Observer Website. The stories are updated frequently which is better than the newspaper as the people in the local area can know what is going on quicker. This is why the stories are different.

The masthead is the same as the newspaper with the bright colours and bold font. This is done to make it easy to see that they are both the same newspaper.

There are also adverts similar to the newspaper.

There is an option to view the e-edition online.

A tab bar is on the website to make it easier for the readers to find a story they are looking for. It also has a news flash line giving updates.