Journalism Jargon

4. the margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
6. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
9. one written by reporter working for a news service
11. a vertical division of the page that helps give it structure
12. an article where the newspaper readers or management and staff express their opinions on a story
15. a brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
16. a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news
18. a formal statement of the newspaper’s name and place of publication
19. the name and logo of the newspaper
20. abbreviations for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story
22. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes the story and grabs the readers attention
23. tells the location and date of a news story

1. a statement made by one person other than the author
2. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
3. a report that evaluates a restaurant, a book, movie, music album, or other entertainment
5. tells who photographed the image
7. the author of the news story and in his or her title
8. an article that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to peoples lives
10. when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper
13. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains what the image is about
14. a short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
17. a listing of sections and features in the newspaper
21. a short statement that grabs the readers attention and summarizes the important information