Practice Lead 3

Title of Lead: False Information

Type of Lead: Startling Statement

Fact: 

1. The police in this municipality received a call at 3:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon. A woman shouted at the sergeant who answered the telephone. She said: "My son's been beaten. His teacher whipped him this afternoon, and he's all red where she paddled him. Can teachers do that? That's assault and battery, and I want her arrested." Two police officers were sent to the home. They questioned the boy, who is 9 years old. At his mother's insistence, the police officers also inspected the boy's reported injuries. They reported: "We couldn't tell that the boy had been paddled. His fanny didn't look red to us, but we did notice that his pants legs were wet and muddy. As we talked, it became obvious that he boy was lying. He finally admitted that he had stopped to play on the way home from school, forgot the time and got home late. He told his mother that the teacher had spanked him and kept him after school. His mother was there with us and heard the whole story. She said she'd take of the situation, and we're quite certain that she will, as she was very embarrassed. In fact, we could hear her giving the kid a real paddling as we left—and a hard one."

My Lead: 

Kevin knew that his lies would catch up to him, just not this soon. He didn't take it very seriously though until he heard that knock on the door. 

Practice Lead 2

Title of Lead: Disappointment

Type of Lead: Direct Quote

The fact: 

1. Someone called 18 people in the city last night. The caller identified himself as the president of Rutherford Ford, Inc., 2780 Doss Boulevard. He told each of the people that they had just won a new car from his dealership. Interviewed by reporters today, most of the people who received the calls said that at first they just couldn't believe it. And they were right. They couldn't. The person who called was a prankster, and Allen Rutherford, president of the dealership, says he has no idea who placed he calls, and that he's spending all his time today trying to explain the situation to those 18 people. "Someone apparently has a sick idea of humor," Rutherford said. After convincing people they had won a new car, the caller asked them to drop by the dealership this morning to pick it up. All 18 were there when the dealership opened its doors at 9 a.m. "I told them we never offered to give away a car," Rutherford said. "One woman told me she couldn't believe she'd won, and then she told me she couldn't believe it when I told her she hadn't. Two other women began to cry, and a man is threatening to sue me."

My lead:
"I was so excited it felt like I was dreaming, and now it feels like I just woke up from that amazing dream." Victoria disappointedly said, as she walked out of the dealership, carless. "That's all it'll ever be now, a dream."

Practice Lead 1

Title of Lead: Attack on Women

Type of Lead: Narrative

The fact:

1. A study at the University of Michigan shatters some myths. The results were announced today. Women have a reputation for gossiping and talking, yet the study found the reputation is undeserved. The study, which required researchers to observe a number of people at work, found that women work both longer and harder than men—that men spend more time goofing off on the job. The study found that the average employed man spends 52 minutes, or 11 percent of each working day, not working: in scheduled coffee breaks, unscheduled rest breaks, at lunch beyond the normal hour and so forth. The average working woman spends only 35 minutes, or 8 percent of her working day, in such scheduled and unscheduled rest breaks. The same study found that the amount of effort expended by women at work is 112 percent that of men. The discrepancy is more dramatic than the statistics indicate because men earn more than women for the same type of work. The average man in the study earned $13 an hour, compared to 9.34 for the average woman. The women tended to hold mainly clerical jobs, but those in managerial positions also outperformed their male counterparts. 

My lead: 
Nobody ever saw Shelby get mad. She's a joyful person who's always laughing and in great spirits. Everyone loves her and the positive energy she brings. But when she saw Tom and Zack balling up papers and launching them at each other like babies at work, she got furious. "I work day and night making sure everything is okay around here, and here these men go not even taking anything serious." It made her even more mad as she read the statistics on what gender gets paid more. She felt like quitting right then and there because she just couldn't stand the thought of making less then these men who don't work as near as hard as her.

Research Magazine

 

• History: Attractions Magazine was founded by Lewis Hawkins in 1979. She created to talk about all the social and sporting events in Howard County.  In 1983 she decided to move the magazine to the big shores. From 2002-2017 Richard Slaughter became the second owner of the magazine and from there it turner into what it is today.
• It started getting more issues and page counts which made the whole thing improve. 
• Genre: Lifestyle & Travel.
• Production: This magazine was always mentioned in news but you can also find them in stores, restaurants, and some attraction sites.
• Content: Usually contains pictures of different attraction places and events that going on.

Apps I'm Using to Create My Magazine

 Canva is one of the main apps that I will be using to create my magazine. It helps me give me examples and inspiration from other layouts.

I'll also be using Inshot. It lets me edit and size all the texts and pictures that will be included in my blog.

What Will Be On My Magazine

Based on the survey I've decided to go with the name Euphorics for my magazine. 

It will have a blue, gold, and white color theme. For the cover photo it will be a picture of a certain location that I haven't decided on yet but most likely will be some type of building or restaurant since my magazine is relating to different attraction sites. 

My magazine will include a variety of pictures and some texts as I want the audience to see actual images of what they will be reading about.

I will be doing close up and long shots to get the full images of what I'm capturing.

I will also be doing an interview with a business owner from one of the attraction sites I choose. This will be the feature part of my magazine.

Models

For my magazine my "models" are actually going to be different locations that I'm taking pictures of. This includes places like museums, restaurants, buildings, etc. Just mainly areas that give off city lights and attractions that many people go to. 

For example one of the locations that I am planning to go to is Wynwood Walls located at 266 NW 26th St, Miami FL, 33127. 

This place has many attractions around it and there are a bunch of beautiful graffiti on the walls which I think would be really be nice to take pictures of. It could also be my cover because I know it would grab my audiences attention with the amazing scenery.

This is just one of the many places that I'll be using for my selecting model for my magazine.

Mood Board

 So this is my mood board and some inspirations that came to mind.

Content of a Magazine

The contents of your magazine is one of the most important aspects. This is what your audience will see and makes them decide if they want to continue reading it. Your magazine should have structure and be filled with meaningful content. 

There are many strategies that can be used to have great content for your magazine. This is includes:

1. Knowing what your readers interest. Engaging with your audience helps you create a connection with them which also helps make your magazine better because the content will be to your readers interest and relatable to them.
2. Having a good style for your magazine. Your magazine should have personality and be able to convey a message that your readers understand.
3. Having authority. Your readers should look at your blog and see authenticity. They should be able to pick up your magazine and actually learn something from it. This is what keeps them wanting more.
4. Keeping your magazine consistent. Readers should be able to easily find their favorite section in your magazine and be in control of where they let off. Your magazine should have a smooth flow and be familiar to your readers while having a fresh design and good content experience. 
5. Last but not least, it should have collaboration between writers and designers. Your editorial and design team should get together with different directors at all stages of their creative process. This keeps the readers on their toes with the different variety of people in it.

Information used from: https://modernlitho.com/2020/07/7-steps-to-a-great-magazine/