Jargon notes

4. also called a teaser): short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
5. line when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story
8. 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)
11. one written by a reporter working for a news service
13. a listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections (like sports, weather, editorial, etc.) of the newspaper
14. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
16. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
17. tells who photographed the image
18. the author of the news story and his or her title
19. article that includes information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
21. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
22. an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
23. also called lede): the first paragraph of the story that summarize story and leads the reader’s interest

1. also known as a cutline): accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
2. Vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches - the number of columns wide by inches long
3. a quote from the news story that is seperated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
6. Margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
7. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
9. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story. Who, What, Where, when, Why and How.
10. also known as Flag/Logo): Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
12. a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news; e.g. human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions
15. Short statement that grabs the reader’s attention, summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type
20. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment