http://issuu.com/whshatchet/docs/october_13__2010
Pg. 4
We actually do a very good job in the way of formatting. According to the Harrower, the simple way is pretty much the best way to go about laying out a newspaper. The Hatchet, if pg. 4 of the October edition is any indication, does a good job of staying consistent and easy to follow.
The Hatchet does a decent job of making sure that pages are not just a giant wall of text, too. It uses its pictures in ways that can best break up the text and give a bit of color–metaphorically speaking, of course–to the pages.
The front page
Page 4 of the Harrower has an example of a page layout that is used on our front page of the October edition. We have two columns of text and then, at the same length, a “column” that consists of a photo and captain.
One problem on Page four of our October edition of the Hatchet, however, is the mugshot consistency. The images themselves are the same size. However, the students within the pictures themselves are not. Some of the heads are a bit small while others are much more zoomed in. For example, on pg. 4, Sandra Nijitanji and Chris Hom have completely different sized mugshots. Sandra’s picture is cut almsot to resemble a bust, ending; cropped slightly below her shoulders. Chris Hom’s picture, on the other hand, shows most of his shirt, down to about his elbows.
