Journalism Jargon

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