Editing for graphic appeal

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Editing for graphic appeal

• Be on the lookout for sidebars.
• Boring A 30-inch story describes the events of
  any upcoming town-history festival, relates some
  of the history to be commemorated and profiles
  the event organizer.

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• Better The three parts of the story should be
  made separate stories, packed with appealing
  artwork or photos. Events should probably be
  listed in an accompanying box. A profile of the
  of the event organizer may be a better choice
  than too much on the history of the town.

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• Boring A 75-inch investigative piece examines
  who lives in public housing in the area, the
  history of public housing in the area complaints
  of those living in public housing and their
  neighbors etc.
• Better Organize material into separate stories
  to run over several days or as a Sunday package
  with separate artwork for each story.

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Other considerations

• People will be more attracted to stories with
  photos or graphics, so keep the visual
  possibilities in mind when designing a page.
• Bullets permit you to list a lot of items in
  minimum amount of space with added contrast.
• If a story is long, subheads could help break it
  into shorter, logical parts.
• Make sure the photographer knows the mood of the
  story and takes pictures of the main people
  interviewed.
• Drawings called line art are sometimes preferable
  to photos for series logos or situations where
  camera could be intrusive.