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APPENDIX A
FRONT PAGE ANALYSIS SCHEME
The Front Page of a Newspaper is to a certain extent a pr
é
cis of the whole newspaper for it often
summarizes the main stories to be found in the inside pages. The FP normally has the table of contents, which is
a guide to the whole paper. The big headlines, main stories and pictures on the front page often constitute the
most dramatic and interesting news section of the whole paper. The selection of front page news, advertisements,
pictures provides a lot of cultural information about the interests and values of the reading public.
The front page invariably carries a lead story, which is indicated by heavier, larger headline type than
those used in other stories. Most front page stories contain objective news; others are human interest stories.
Little front page space is given to advertisements. A table of contents is a regular feature and gives page
numbers and sometimes summaries of main items of the pages. Cartoons or comics rarely appear. In general,
the front page is designed to inform readers and to provoke human interest.
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