Journalism Jargon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  2. 6. the use of lines, boxes, and large letters to break up areas of space on the page
  3. 9. one written by a reporter working for a newspaper
  4. 11. vertical division of the page that gives it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches - the number of columns wide by inches long
  5. 12. an article usually featured on the editorial page where the newspaper, its management, staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
  6. 15. a brief story with a special angle that goes with the main story
  7. 16. a story or article where the basic purpose is something other than recent news, human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions
  8. 18. a formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication and is usually found on the editorial page
  9. 19. the name and logo of the newspaper usually at the top of the newspaper in large letters
  10. 20. an abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information given in any good news story: who, what, where, when, why, and how.
  11. 22. (also known as the lede) is the first paragraph of the story that summarizes the article, which leads the readers interest.
  12. 23. tells the date and location of a mews story found at the beginning of the article in all caps
Down
  1. 1. a statement made by a person other than the author which is included in the story using either the person’s exact words in quotations (a direct quote) or by paraphrasing (an indirect quote)
  2. 2. a quote from a news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  3. 3. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album, or other entertainment
  4. 5. tells who photographed an image
  5. 7. the author of the news story and their title
  6. 8. an article that contains information including 5w’s and H, that is about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  7. 10. when a news story is too long for a column And is continued later in the paper, the jumpline will tell the reader where to find the continued story
  8. 13. also known as the cutline, accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  9. 14. (also known as a teaser) a short headline or visuals that highlight articles located in the interior of the paper
  10. 17. a listing usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections such as sports, weather and editorials of the newspaper
  11. 21. a short statement that grabs the readers attention, summarizes important information in the story and is found at the beginning of a story usually in large type