Parish Newsletter: Introduction

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NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER

A written publication containing news, Information and

advertising printed in a low-cost paper called

newsprint.

Member of a community

Living Textbook

Market Place

Find a job

Keeps government

honest

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SECTIONS OF A

NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER

FRONTPAGEFRONTPAGE

OPINION PAGEOPINION PAGE

INTERNATIONAL PAGEINTERNATIONAL PAGE

SPORTS PAGESPORTS PAGE

ENTERTAINMENT PAGEENTERTAINMENT PAGE

LIFESTYLE PAGELIFESTYLE PAGE

BUSINESS PAGEBUSINESS PAGE

COMICS PAGECOMICS PAGE

OBITUARY PAGEOBITUARY PAGE

CLASSIFIED ADS PAGECLASSIFIED ADS PAGE

Do you need a

WHY?

Purposes /Objectives of a

Parish Newsletter

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Steps In Coming Out With A

Parish Newsletter

Form your STAFF

Decide frequency / size

Decide on the sections. You may have the following:

•Message from Parish priest•Reflections on the Gospel•Features on Organizations•Commentaries on Issues

•Church News, foreign and local •Personality features

•NEWS

Write out a schedule for production of your

newspaper: dates when the newsletter will be

distributed, when articles are due for each issue...

Once you have the articles, edit them for spelling, grammar and other writing errors. Be

sure that the content is appropriate for your audience (other students) and that it is

easily understood.

LAY-OUTING

•Look of the page (number of columns, fonts)

•Photos•Graphics

•Color

Printing

Distribution•Circulation•Collection•Marketing

Advertisements

Feedback

What makesa good

Resourcefulness

Spelling and Grammar

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