Content of the newspaper

As a result of chosing a project which is based on creating a local newspaper, I have to write up a couple of minor stories and a headliner for the two pages I am making. After researching local newspapers, I have found that they are all based on community and focused on small stories about small issues found by members of the community. Either that, or the headliner matches the national newspapers because it is a big deal- such as the recent weather forecast. The weather seems to be plastered on every newspaper I come across recently which is inevitable as it is big news however no newspaper is any different to each other because they're all focusing on one story which is found to be the same, just worded differently in different areas.

I plan to write fictional stories as I believe it to be far harder having to find a true to life story on top of all the work I have to do to create my newspaper pages, hyperlinked website pages and poster. Celebrities seem to be an intriguing topic in all types of news, particularly tabloid newspapers and the internet. Although there are more serious topics of global events going on the recent news, I think writing about a celebrity scandal or gossip eases the minds of the audience because it doesn't affect them as an audience and is generally entertaining therefore a small section of my newspaper will be devoted to this type of gossip people enjoy reading about.

There are always events going on in Southend due to the amount of students that attend the college and university, also older students attending local senior schools, so I will be finding real life events going on in the area, usually based in the popular nightclubs or venues for students to bring students into my target audience. It will also be advertising which is always found in local newspapers, it'll be benficial to my local newspaper to have local events too.