Headlines
A great headline is essential for a successful newspaper as it attracts a potential buyer's attention and helps the newspaper stand out from its competitors.
Tabloid headlines
Tabloid headlines tend to be large and catchy and often use punA play on words, relying on similar sounding words or two meanings of one word., rhyme, abbreviation, alliterationRepetition of a sound at the beginning of consecutive words, such as 鈥榯he big, bold, blue sea.鈥, even invented spellings.
Broadsheet headlines
A broadsheet will use headlines which are longer and more serious.
Layout
When all the written copyContent written by journalists on a newspaper or magazine. is written and the pictures for the story have been chosen, the layoutThe way that a page or document is set out with specific places for pieces of text or images. must be decided upon.
A sub-editor is responsible for editing copy, looking at the grammar and style of the writing as well as the layout of a newspaper.