Journalism Jargon

3. use of lines, screens,boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
6. statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using exact words or paraphrasing
7. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
9. short statement that grabs a readers attention
12. usually at the top of a newspaper in large letter
13. location and date of a news story found at the beginning in all caps
15. when a story is too long for a column and it’s continued later in the paper
17. vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure
19. the author of the news story and the title
20. formal statement of the newspapers name usually found on the editorial page
21. short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper

1. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
2. a story wheee the basic purpose is to focus on something other than news
4. tells who photographed the image
5. a listing, usually on the first page of a newspaper that refers to the regular features and sections
8. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
10. photograph or illustration and explains who or what the image in about
11. a report that evaluates entertainment
14. article found on the editorial page about management or readers express their opinion and encourage an action
16. abbreviation that should be answered from the information in any good news story
18. article that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives