I thought the Layout of page 8 of the March 8 edition of The Evening Herald was strategically and nicely done.
The article primarily below the fold, entitled 'Beaumont suffering record trolley 'crisis'' was placed there as it's the main, most serious and news worthy story on that page.The article is by a small picture of someone waiting for a trolley which is obviously relevant and serves to enhance the headline's message. It's the first thing that the reader would see when they looked at that page so the decision to choose a striking and emotionally engaging article was a good one.
In contrast, the article entitled 'Ouch! Tyra rejects our Hannah and pals for US model show' is of less importance news wise to the other. This is because it's only semi-news worthy. It doesn't really effect anyone personally and is more light entertainment or celebrity news. There is a moderately large picture of the girl that accompanies the article, perhaps because she is a model and models by their very nature are nice to look at.
It's just a simple, lighthearted piece that was probably placed there in order to counteract the seriousness of the page's main story.
Down the side are random condensed chunks of news that range in importance and seriousness. They're one of the last things the reader sees upon opening this page. They're 'bite sized' pieces of news that the reader can 'pick and chew' on as they please after they have finished reading everything else.
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