Journalism Jargon

5. Name of the newspaper, usually at the very top of the page in large letters
7. A statement made by a person other than the author
8. When a story is too long for a column and tells the reader where to find the continued story
10. Abbreviation for question that should be answered in any good news story
12. A margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
13. Accompanies a photograph or illustration
14. The author of the news story and his or her title
16. Short statement that grabs the reader’s attention
17. A vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure
18. A listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to regular features
19. The first paragraph of the story that summarizes it and peaks the readers interest

1. A strong or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news
2. Tells who photographed the image
3. A report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album, or other forms of entertainment
4. A formal statement for the newspapers name
6. An article that includes information that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
9. A quote from the news that is separated and emphasized
11. Tells the location and date of a news story.
12. Use of limes, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
15. An article, usually featured on the editorial page