Turn to the letters included in the issue of the newspaper you have for examples. You're an editorial assistant working for a publisher. The publisher is interested in launching a new newspaper, and your job is to examine the competition to help the publishing company focus their efforts. Write a complete analysis of one of the competing newspapers. In your paper, outline the characteristics that make the newspaper that you're examining special, with an eye to the special features that your new newspaper will need to be aware of.
Few newspapers have a table of contents of the sort included in a magazine.
I've translated the assignment for newspapers, but it may be irrelevant to the newspapers that your students are examining. Take a look at the Table of Contents for the newspaper you're examining. Write an analytical paper that explores the way that the Table of Contents represents the newspaper and the persuasive techniques that the editors have used to draw your attention to the articles. Write a short sales letter for the newspaper, urging the reader to subscribe. Take a look at the articles and advertisements in the newspaper to get an idea of who reads the newspaper and what their interests are.