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 beginning of a story and is usually in large type
  2. 6. 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
  3. 13. (also known as Flag): Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
  4. 16. tells who photographed the image
  5. 17. 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
  6. 18. fold
  7. 19. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
  8. 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
  9. 21. the author of the news story and his or her title
  10. 23. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the Page
Down
  1. 1. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story.Who, What, Where, When , Why and How.
  2. 2. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
  3. 3. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  4. 4. Margin between facing pages in the
  5. 7. (also called a Teaser): short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
  6. 8. story one written by a reporter working for a news service
  7. 9. (also known as a cutline ): accompanies a photograph or Illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  8. 10. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
  9. 11. 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
  10. 12. 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)
  11. 14. article that includes information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  12. 15. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
  13. 22. (also called lede ): the first paragraph of the story that summarized story and leads the reader’s interest