Narrative Structure

I need to look at how a news story is created in my study of the Evening Post, the conventional story is made by the use of the inverted pyramid and the idea of the the headline on the inside pages or indeed on the cover story telling the eventual story or result. This enables the readership to gauge interest in a paper full of stories. It also simply allows readers to overlook stories which may not interest them whilst engaging in a cover story or something that may have even persuaded the reader to buy the product if not subscribed to getting the newspaper on a daily basis.

Other common features to look out for in the narrative structure is what lexis is used or targeted to make the story sound interest or stand out. The post is a mid-right wing opinion and often labels crime stories and the  guilty person is often labelled as 'scum' or as an extreme negative. I need to consider what approach or opinion my local paper will have. The stories that are negative such as a cover in June includes 'pervert' , 'conman' and 'rogue'. All of these words either appear in the cover lines or in the story themselves, creating bold and brief assumptions or tags for these people.

I also analysed the same edition of the paper this year to look at the ratio of stories simply positive to negative on the first 11 pages. 8 pages contain negative reports such as 'drugs seized' as well as stories revolving around court hearings etc. I need to acknowledge this and recognise that the post simply contrasts a positive story adjacent to a negative spin.