Parts of a
Newspaper
Learning OBJECTIVES:
▶1. define what a newspaper is;
▶2. classify the different parts
of newspaper;
▶3. identify the importance of
reading newspaper.
NEWSPAPER
▶Newspapers are a printed
publication (usually issued
daily or weekly).
NEWSPAPER
 ▶consisting of folded
unstapled sheets and
containing news, feature
articles, advertisements,
and correspondences.
TYPES OF
NEWSPAPER:
Broadsheets and
Tabloid
BROADSHEETS
▶Quality papers which include
longinformation articles and
editorialcomments and
comparatively few illustration.
BROADSHEETS
▶It’s aim is to provide
comprehensive coverage and
analysis of the international
and national news of the day.
TABLOI
D
▶Newspaper having half the
size of those of a standard
newspaper
TABLOID
▶typically popular in style
and dominated headlines,
photographs and sensational
stories.
▶ The News Section
▶ The Opinion Section
▶ The Entertainment
Section
▶ The Sports Section
▶ The Lifestyle
Section
▶ The Classified
Section
The 6
Sections of
Newspaper
News Section
▶always first in a newspaper.
▶the reason for the existence of the
newspaper
▶frontpage, local news and
international news.
Opinion Section
Editorial Writing
Editorial Cartooning
Sports Section
▶updated news,
issues and
others about all
the sports-
Local and
national sports.
Entertainment Section
▶personalities can
be found on the
Entertainment
News which
contain events and
news about well
known individuals.
Lifestyle Section
▶Lifestyle section
is all about
feature articles
about something
interesting.
Lifestyle Section
- topics such as
food, fashion, the
arts, trends,
music, film,
gaming, and a
variety of other
interests.
Classified Ads Section
▶the part of a
publication that
contains
advertisements
for things like
jobs, garage
sales, or
cleaning ladies.
Importance of
Reading a
NEWSPAPER
1.We keep abreast of the current
events all over the world.
2. Busy people can form judgment on
public affairs.
3. Men read them and amuse
their idle hours.
4. The grievances of the people are
voiced through the columns of the
newspapers.
6. It is through the columns of
newspapers that reformers fight
against bad customs, social
prejudices and abuses.
7. The newspapers expose bad
laws.
GENERALIZATION!!!

Parts of a Newspaper and The Importance of Reading It.pptx