Conventions of Local Newspapers

Ive started to research what are the main conventions of Local Newspapers, and these are what i have found:

●Made of newsprint (cheap, thin paper)
●Bold, big headlines
●Masthead – name, date, price, internet address
●Images (photos)
●Weather
●Sections (business, sport)
●Columns (articles)
●Letters from readers
●Name of journalists writing the story
●Sub-headings
●Most important information first in the article
●Pugs
●Local Advertisements