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News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 7/e
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Exercise 2.1
Exercise 2.2
Exercise 2.3
Exercise 2.4
Exercise 2.5
Exercise 2.6

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Exercise 2.2

Complete this exercise offline and then either e-mail or hand the exercise in to your instructor.

Compare the front pages of a metropolitan daily and a small-circulation daily from your area. What are the similarities? What are the differences? For example, what stories are covered? Where are the stories placed on the page? How much art is used? Which newspaper uses more wire stories?