Reader Guides

A recent conversation on the Readership listserv indicated widespread interest in "readers' guides" that explain to readers how to get their stuff into the newspaper, newspaper policies, and sometimes how to use the newspaper. We have examples from four newspapers, and will post others, if you are willing to share yours. Click here to see examples from the Stanly News & Press in North Carolina, the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia, the Wausau Daily Herald in Wisconsin and the Modesto Bee in California.

There are two ways to view this gallery. The first is to click here to begin viewing the Reader Guides Best Practices Gallery. Each page features a brief description and a full-size version of a best practices example. All full size images are in the lowest resolution possible while still being readable. Please be aware that these images may load slowly depending on your connection.

When you are finished examining a page, you can go to the next (or previous) example by clicking the navigation arrows at the bottom of the page. You can also return to this page by clicking the Main Page icon.

The second way to use this gallery allows you to choose individual examples to view. Scroll down and select the thumbnail of the example you are interested in.

The thumbnail images are all 72 dpi. To view the full size image of each example, double click on the image. All full size images are in the lowest resolution possible while still being readable and in a variety of sizes. Please be aware that these images may load slowly depending on your connection.

After viewing the image, click the Back button on your browser to return to this page.

Internet Explorer browsers: Please note that the browser may automatically resize the image to a lower-resolution size. Place your cursor on the image and wait for the resize tool (a box with arrows at each corner) to appear. When it appears, click on it to view the image at its full size.

Netscape Communicator: Communicator displays the image as it is. You need to do nothing to see the full size image after it loads.

Stanly News & Press Sample pages from the North Carolina newspaper's eight page reader guide.			The Modesto Bee The reader guide for The Modesto Bee.
Richmond Times Dispatch The reader guide for the Richmond Times Dispatch.			Wausau Daily Herald The reader guide from the Wausau Daily Herald.

Click here to return to the main page of the Gallery.