Journalism words

5. 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
7. formal statement of the newspaper’s name , officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
9. tells who photographed the image
11. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
12. short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper.
14. also know as a cut line accompanies a photograph or illustrations and explains who/what the image is about
15. short statement that grades the readers attention summarizes important information in the story found at the begging of a story and is usually in large type.
17. a report that evaluates a restaurant book movie music album or other entertainment
18. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good story.
19. article that include information about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives.
20. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
21. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics.
22. one written by a reporter working for a news service

1. use of lines screens boxes and large first letter to break up areas of space on the page
2. an article usually featured on the editorial page where the newspaper it’s management or staff or readers express their opinion and encourages certain actions
3. the author of the news story and his or her title
4. statement made by person other than the author and included in the story either using the persons exact words or paraphrasing.
6. when a story is to long for a column and is continued later in the paper a jump line tells the reader where to find the continued story.
8. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
10. a listing usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections.
13. also know as a flag name and logo of newspaper usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters.
16. also called lede the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the readers interest
18. a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news human interest stories investigative reports historical or scientific expositions