Abstract
The research examined the Impact of CorelDraw and Photoshop on Newspaper and Magazine Page
planning and Design using Ovation Magazine, the Punch Newspaper and the
Guardian Newspaper. It was revealed that the advent and
use of CorelDraw and Photoshop is a plus in page planning, design, colouration,
photo editing and cropping to better the production. Survey research method was
adopted using simple random sampling technique was also adopted to select
respondents. Also, the data analysis and
interpretations of findings was done using frequency and, percentage
method the research recommends that Photo
journalism and Graphic Arts should be taught separately in higher institution
just like many institutions have separated marketing, public relations and
advertising to enable students have broad knowledge of what the work is and the
challenges ahead of them.