Newspaper Anatomy
Across
- 4. This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to sports.
- 5. A line of text that states where the story was physically written.
- 8. An article in a newspaper or other periodical that presents the opinions of the newspaper, publisher, editor, or editors.
- 10. The top of the newspaper that includes general information about the newspaper. The masthead will typically contain the newspaper name, publisher, date, and more.
- 12. Breaking news stories that contain timely and relevant information. The most newsworthy stories are placed on the front page of the paper.
- 14. This section of the newspaper contains stories related to entertainment. This may include movie and play reviews, stories about restaurants, and things to do in town.
- 15. This section of the newspaper contains stories relevant to the city or town in which the newspaper is published. It contains local stories.
- 16. A brief description underneath a photo that explains what is happening in the photo.
- 18. A recurring opinion-based article.
- 20. This is a term reffering to publications that are printed instead of published electronically.
Down
- 1. A continuation line that appears at the end of a story on page that directs readers to the rest of the story on another page.
- 2. The first page of the newspaper. This page contains the most timely, relevant, and newsworthy stories.
- 3. The fist sentence, or the beginning of a story.
- 6. This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to business.
- 7. A line of text that is slightly smaller that the headline. The sub headline, also reffered to as a sub head, will contain a more detailed description of the story than the headline.
- 9. Text formatted in a large type setting that summarizes that story grabs the readers' attention.
- 11. The design and position of stories, advertisments, pictures, and more in the paper.
- 13. A line including who wrote the story. Oftentimes, will also include the writer's title.
- 17. Human interest news pieces such as entertainment stories, features, reviews, and more.
- 19. This abbreviation refers to the opinions and editorial pages of the newspaper.