Journalism Terms

2. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page.
4. 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.
8. short statement that grabs the readers attention, summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in a large type.
10. an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, it’s management or staff or readers express their opinion and encourage certain action.
14. use of lines, screens, boxes, and large format letters to break up areas of space on the page.
17. (also called Teaser): short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper.
19. (also known as Cutline): accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about.
21. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps.
22. article that includes information (5W’s and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives.
23. (also called Lede): the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the reader’s interest.

1. (Also known as Flag): Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper Large letters.
3. when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumplime tells the reader where to find the continued story.
5. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics.
6. a story or an article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news; e.g. human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions.
7. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story.
9. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold.
11. one written by a reporter working for a news service.
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).
13. abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story. Who, What, Where, When. Why and How.
15. tells who photographed the image
16. 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.
18. the author of the news story and his or her title.
20. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment.