What is the media language associated with newspapers? Technical codes: Layout, design, positioning, house style, font, size and quality of photographs, cropping, and anchorage Visual codes: Images, costume, colour palette, masthead. Genre: The form of news paper; Tabloid and Broadsheet, narrative , mode of address, headlines. What are the technical codes associated with newspapers? Masthead Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page Barcode Used to scan the newspaper when purchasing. It is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data and contains information such as price. Caption Brief text underneath an image describing the photograph or graphic. Used to 'anchor' the meaning. Main Image Dominant picture, often filling much of the front cover. Page Numbers A system of organisation within a newspaper or magazine. Helps you find what you want to read. Headline A phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Usually in large print and a
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