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