Across
- 2. the newspaper’s name as it appears at the top of the first page; also known as the logotype or nameplate
- 4. Estate a traditional name for the press, referring to it as the “fourth branch” of government; the term indicates the role and the importance of the free press in a democratic society
- 6. abbreviation for United Press International, a wire service
- 7. News urgent news, usually of a serious nature, found in the front pages of a newspaper
- 9. emphasis given a story on a page
- 14. printed notice of something for sale (short for advertisement)
- 15. detailed information printed in the newspaper stating names of the publication’s publisher, editors, and other top executives, usually printed in a box on the editorial page
- 16. a news story that may not have late-breaking news value, but is timely and of interest to readers
- 18. a page opposite the editorial page, where opinions by guest writers are presented
- 19. Type type that is produced photographically
- 20. a person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion
- 22. a newspaper’s library of stories, pictures, biographies and other references
- 23. Type type made from molten lead
- 27. Pyramid form for a news story where the important facts are listed first and additional details follow
- 28. any typographical device used for ornamentation
- 29. articles that have been cut out of the newspaper, short for clippings
- 30. short for obituary, a death notice
- 31. an out-of-town reporter
- 34. the reporter’s name, which appears at the head of a news or picture story
- 37. time at which all copy for an edition must be in
- 39. a person who finds out facts about a story and then writes the story for the newspaper
- 41. to set type
- 42. a headline that runs across the entire page
- 43. organization that distributes columns or feature material, such as comics or advice columns, to many different newspapers
- 46. explanatory information under a picture or piece of art; also called a caption
- 47. a story obtained before other newspapers receive the information
- 48. words at the beginning of a story that give the story’s place of origin
- 50. Inch one inch of type or space (measured vertically), one column wide
- 52. to continue a story from one page to another
- 53. a person who decides what stories will be covered, assigns reporters to stories, improves the stories that reporters write, and decides where stories will appear in the paper
- 54. Desk the area of the newsroom where local news events are covered
- 55. abbreviation for capital letters
- 56. initial news coverage of an event
- 58. border around a story or photo
- 59. to correct and prepare copy for publication
Down
- 1. Line the name of the photographer or artist below a piece of art
- 3. margin between facing pages where the fold lies
- 5. page on which newly set copy is reproduced so it can be checked for errors before being printed
- 8. the area of news regularly covered by a reporter (e.g., the city hall or the education beat)
- 10. (pronounced “leed”) the first paragraph or two of a news story, telling who, what, where, when, why/how
- 11. words in large type at the top of the story telling what the story is about; also called head
- 12. a drawing, usually in a comic strip, which makes words appear to be coming directly from the speaker’s mouth
- 13. to get all the facts about a news event for a story
- 17. the event or situation a reporter is supposed to report on
- 19. to shorten a story
- 21. to space out a line of type so that each line fits flush to the margin
- 24. any photograph, map, graph or illustration
- 25. machine used to produce hot type, one line at a time; no longer used in modern newspaper production
- 26. a story with little news value, used to fill space
- 32. an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper editor or management
- 33. copy in either upper corner of the front page, on either side of the flag (sometimes used for weather, jokes or to call attention to a special feature inside)
- 35. abbreviation for video display terminal
- 36. a part-time reporter, a correspondent
- 38. abbreviation for the Associated Press, a wire service
- 40. advance information about a story given to the newspaper by the source of the news
- 44. a large, black dot used at the left edge of a column to mark each item in a series
- 45. the main part of a story
- 48. a diagram of a newspaper page used to show printers where stories, pictures and ads are to be placed
- 49. a special edition of the newspaper, printed between regular editions, containing news too important to hold for the next regular edition
- 51. people the newspaper wants to attract with its news and advertising
- 54. to cut away unwanted parts of a picture
- 55. Editor the person who edits news stories and writes headlines
- 56. Face heavy or dark type
- 57. to take out or delete copy