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Make your special sections special
Make your special sections special Cover for a high school football tab, from the Greer Citizen ALL NEWSPAPERS run special sections. It’s part of our routine. For some, it seems, there’s a special...
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25 on-the-job ideals
25 on-the-job ideals I’VE BEEN A CONSULTANT for almost 30 years. Before that, I worked more than 20 years in writing and editing positions, most of those years as an editor and manager at daily...
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Who’s your friend?
Who’s your friend? I’M A FRIENDLY GUY. Most who know me genuinely like me…and I like them. I can be a strong friend. I can stand by you. I can help you when you’ve got a problem. I can just be there...
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Caring for our readers
Caring for our readers EDITOR JERRY BELLUNE and I go w-a-y back. We’ve known each other since the mid-90s, when we worked together to breathe new life into a group of newspapers in New Jersey. Jerry...
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If you fail to plan…
Three “looks” for your front page. Which would be best for your next issue? If you fail to plan… Those who have read this column over the years have probably seen this quote before: “If you fail to...
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Turning your design around
These 1o steps will have your design looking up Turning your design around SOMETIMES A DESIGN just goes stale. Over the course of even just a few years, inconsistencies creep in, color use gets out of...
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Putting captions in their place
Putting captions in their place GOOD NEWS DESIGN is the practice of understanding how readers read — then using that understanding to make your newspaper easier, faster and more comfortable for...
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Only one deadline? Why?
Only one deadline? Why? What’s your page-by-page deadline? YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN. Success! Every page in this week’s (or day’s) paper is in by deadline. It took some doing, but like almost every issue...
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Visual impact equals high readership
The page at left has strong impact. At right…a hodgepodge. Visual impact equals high readership WANT TO GRAB the attention of your readers with your very first page? Of course you do! With every...
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Shorter is better
Shorter is better SO…HOW DOES DESIGN design affect readability? And how does writing affect design? Take a look at the two stories in the illustration with this column. Which do you think will be read...
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