Journalism Terms!

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Across
  1. 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)
  2. 5. the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the reader’s interest
  3. 7. tells who photographed the image
  4. 9. 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 exposition
  5. 12. 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
  6. 14. story one written by a reporter working for a news service
  7. 15. article that article information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
  8. 17. margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  9. 19. 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. 20. the author of the news story and their title
  11. 21. accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/what the image is about
  12. 22. 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
Down
  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officer, management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page
  3. 4. a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts and graphics
  4. 6. tells the location and date of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps
  5. 8. Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very top of the newspaper in large letters
  6. 10. brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story
  7. 11. use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page
  8. 13. a report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
  9. 16. short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper
  10. 18. an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinions and encourages certain action