Journalism Jargon

2. one written by a reporter working for a news service
4. statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the person’s exact words in quotations, or by paraphrasing
6. vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches
8. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
10. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
12. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
13. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story.
16. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
18. the author of the news story and his or her title
20. short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
22. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
23. an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action

1. tells who photographed the image
3. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
5. 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
7. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
9. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
11. 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
14. 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
15. a listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections
17. Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
19. article that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
21. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the reader’s interest