NEWS JARGON

4. statement that can be proven (not an opinion).
5. name of the newspaper as it appears atop page one.
6. tells the reader where regularly featured pages, such as sports, weather and local
8. page.
9. first paragraph of the story that summarizes it and/or grabs the reader’s
12. a column featured on the editorial page that expresses an opinion of the news publication and encourages the reader to take action.
15. statement made by another person. A direct quotation is exactly what the
16. information provided about an event shortly after it occurs.
18. attention.
20. said and is placed in quotation marks. An indirect quote paraphrases what the
22. can be found.
25. story one in which the basic purpose is something other than news.

1. line that tells the reader on which page a story is continued.
2. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on
3. large type written and designed to summarize a story and attract the
7. location where an event took place and sometimes the date, usually at the very start of a story. Date and location were first used when news often took days to reach a reader.
8. text and/or visuals above the flag that highlight articles inside the
10. Explains what is happening in a photograph or illustration. The term "cut” was first used when images in the newspaper were printed from carved wood and etched metal. This may include a photo credit.
11. Tells who wrote the story and may include the writer’s title.
13. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold.
14. brief story with a special angle that goes with the main story.
17. story by a reporter working for a news service.
19. 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
21. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officers, management and place
23. publication, usually on the editorial page.
24. said and is not in quotation marks.