Journalism Jargon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 7. Tells who photographed the image
  2. 8. When a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper.
  3. 11. A report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album, or other entertainment.
  4. 13. Brief story with a special angle that goes with the main story.
  5. 15. Formal statement of the newspaper's name, officer, management, and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page.
  6. 16. An article, usually featured on the editorial page.
  7. 17. The first paragraph of the story that summarizes the story and leads the reader's interest.
  8. 19. Tells the location and date of a news story.
Down
  1. 1. Short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper.
  2. 2. Story A story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news.
  3. 3. The author of the news story and his and her title
  4. 4. A quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics.
  5. 5. Article that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to people's lives.
  6. 6. Statement made by a person other than the author.
  7. 9. Abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in and good news story. Who, What, When, Why, and How.
  8. 10. Accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about.
  9. 12. A listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections.
  10. 14. Short statement that grabs the reader's attention.
  11. 18. Name and Logo of the Newspaper