Friday, 19 April 2013

List of magazine article conventions

  • Pull quotes - Quotes from the article separate from the main article text, usually in different and larger font
  • Headline - Usually large, eye-catching and in a different font to the rest of the article
  • By-line - Name of the reporter
  • Kicker - The introductory paragraph to the article, usually in bold, designed to attract the reader's attention
  • Page number, magazine logo and date of publishing are usually included on every page
  • A dominant image
  • Anchorage - Text to explain the photograph
  • The "pyramid structure" (pictured right)
  • A large capital letter at the beginning of the first paragraph

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