Journalism terms

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Across
  1. 3. vertical division of the page that helps give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches. The number of columns wide by the number of inches long
  2. 5. short statement that grabs the readers attention, summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type
  3. 8. brief story with a special angle that goes with the main story
  4. 9. a quote from the news story that is seperated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  5. 11. author of the news story and his or her title
  6. 13. when a story is far too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story
  7. 15. one written by a reporter working for a news service
  8. 16. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes the story and leads the readers interest
  9. 17. formal statement of the newspapers name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
  10. 18. short headline text or visual that highlights articles in the interior of the paper
  11. 20. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  12. 22. a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news. EG; human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions.
  13. 23. an article, usually featured in the editorial page, where the newspaper, it’s management or staff, or readers express their own opinions and encourages certain action
Down
  1. 1. abbreviations for questions that should be answered in any good news story
  2. 2. name and logo of the newspaper
  3. 4. article that gives information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to peoples lives
  4. 6. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
  5. 7. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
  6. 10. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
  7. 12. statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the persons exact words in quotations or by paraphrasing
  8. 14. a listing usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections of the newspaper
  9. 19. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  10. 21. tells who photographed the image