Friday, February 13, 2015

Newspaper Terms

Headline: a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
Subheadline: a secondary, smaller headline that usually goes under the headline to give more information about the story than the headline lets on.
Lines: a printed line accompanying the news story, article, or dispatch
Boxes: type that is framed in a border to make it prominant
Photos: Pictures in the newspaper supporting the stories
Teaser:  A small promotional item to interest reader for something inside the paper  
Flag: The printed title of a newspaper at the top of the front page
Folios: name of the newspaper, date and page number that appear at the top of each page
Captions: Headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration; also called a cutline
Stories: a news report of any length, usually presented in a straight-forward-style and without editorial comment
Bylines: The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article
Jumps: To continue a story from one page to another
Story dividers: When a story is divided and places in separate parts
Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.
Infographics:  an informational graphic of any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place
Masthead/staff box: The matter printed in every issue of a newspaper or journal, stating the title, ownership, management, subscription and other non-news features

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