Journalism Jargon Terms

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Across
  1. 1. vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure
  2. 3. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
  3. 4. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  4. 7. tells who photographed the image
  5. 10. one written by a reporter working for a news service
  6. 12. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
  7. 14. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
  8. 16. when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper
  9. 17. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  10. 18. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the reader’s interest
  11. 20. tells the location and date of a news story
  12. 21. short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
Down
  1. 2. article that includes information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  2. 5. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  3. 6. statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the person’s exact words in quotations (direct quote) or by paraphrasing (indirect quote)
  4. 8. a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news
  5. 9. the author of the news story and his or her title
  6. 11. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story
  7. 13. an article, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
  8. 15. short statement that grabs the reader’s attention, summarizes important information in the story
  9. 17. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
  10. 19. a listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections
  11. 22. name of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters