Journalism Terms

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Across
  1. 3. an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
  2. 8. article that includes information(5W’s & H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  3. 11. tells the location and date of a news story, found at the beginning of an article
  4. 12. 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
  5. 13. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes the story and leads the readers interest
  6. 14. a quote from the news story that is separated
  7. 15. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
  8. 16. short or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
  9. 18. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  10. 19. vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure
  11. 20. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
  12. 21. Statement made by a person other than the author
  13. 22. a listing usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections (like sports, weather, editorials, etc.) of the newspaper
Down
  1. 1. tells who photographed the image
  2. 2. the author of the news story and his or her title
  3. 4. short statement that grabs the readers attention, summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type
  4. 5. A report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album, or other entertainment
  5. 6. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story. Who, What, Where, when, Why and How.
  6. 7. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
  7. 9. one written by a reporter working for a news service
  8. 10. 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
  9. 17. Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
  10. 20. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold