Editing News design (section)

{{Short description|Process of arranging material on a newspaper page}}
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'''News design''' is the process of arranging material on a [[newspaper]] page, according to editorial and graphical guidelines and goals. Main editorial goals include the ordering of [[news story|news stories]] by order of importance, while graphical considerations include [[readability]] and balanced, unobtrusive incorporation of [[advertising]].

[[File:Editorial office of Bild newspaper, West Berlin, 1977.jpg|thumb|right|[[Editor#Print media|Editors]] work on producing an issue of ''[[Bild]],'' 1977 in [[West Berlin]]. Previous front pages are affixed to the wall behind them. ]]
News design incorporates principles of [[graphic design]] and is taught as part of [[journalism]] training in schools and colleges. Overlapping and related terms include [[Page layout|layout]], makeup (formerly [[paste up]]) and [[pagination]].

The era of modern newspapers begins in the mid-nineteenth century, with the [[Industrial Revolution]], and increased capacities for [[printing]] and [[Distribution (business)|distribution]]. Over time, improvements in printing technology, graphical design, and editorial standards have led to changes and improvements in the look and readability of newspapers.  Nineteenth-century newspapers were often densely packed with type, often arranged vertically, with multiple headlines for each article.  A number of the same technological limitations persisted until the advent of digital [[typesetting]] and [[pagination]] in late 20th century.