Journalism terms

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Across
  1. 5. Short statement that grabs the reader’s attention, summarizes important information in the story; found at the begging of a story and is usually in large type
  2. 8. A listing, usually of the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections
  3. 10. Margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  4. 12. Name of the newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
  5. 13. Use of lines,screen,boxes,and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
  6. 16. at he author of the news story and his or her title
  7. 19. Tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
  8. 20. Short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
  9. 21. When a story is too long for a column and is continues later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story
  10. 22. A story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news
  11. 23. credit Tells who the photographed the image
Down
  1. 1. Brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
  2. 2. Articles that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  3. 3. One written by a reporter working for a news service
  4. 4. A report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
  5. 6. An article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
  6. 7. 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
  7. 9. Formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management of place and publication, usually found on the editorial page
  8. 11. Accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  9. 14. A quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  10. 15. Statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the person’s exact words in quotations or by paraphrasing
  11. 17. The first paragraph of the story that summarizes the story and leads the reader’s interest
  12. 18. Abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story