Textual analysis of a front cover story - paragraph by paragraph

Paragraph by paragraph textual analysis of a front cover story from a local newspaper.

Here we have looked at a main story from the cover of  “The Haverhill Weekly” and looked paragraph-by-paragraph what a front cover story’s codes and conventions are and what is placed within each paragraph.

·      Paragraph 1: Sum- up of the story line

·      Paragraph 2: Who the story involves, where is occurs and what the events were.

·      Paragraph 3: Description of the person involved, ie, Name, age, where they live/ are from.

·      Paragraph 4: this paragraph includes quotes from whom the story involves, for example their take on the story.

·      Paragraph 5: this paragraph includes quotes from whom the story involves, for example their take on the story.

·      Paragraph 6: Description of other parties involved in  the story, i.e., Name, age, where they live/ from and their relationship to the story

·      Paragraph 7: This is where the narrative by the journalist begins to describe the story

·      Paragraph 8: this paragraph includes quotes from whom the story involves, for example their take on the story.

·      Paragraph 9: this paragraph includes quotes from whom the story involves, for example their take on the story.

·      Paragraph 10: Narrative by the journalist

·      Paragraph 11: Narrative by the journalist

·      Paragraph 12: Includes another quote from the parties involved in the story.

·      Paragraph 13: Often contains donation requests if the story is involved with some sort of charity or asking for help after personal disaster  (such as house fires)

·      Paragraph 14: Ends in a happier tone to contrast the story and to give an overall feel of wellbeing to the reader, for example this paragraph will explain how the parties involved are now getting on.