Newspaper Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. - Brief text underneath an image describing the photograph or graphic
  2. 3. - Something taken from within an article, usually said by the person in the main image
  3. 6. - Also known as copy. Written material that makes up the main part of an article
  4. 8. - Everything on a page except pictures or text of stories
  5. 9. - A phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Usually in large print and a different style to catch the attention of the reader
  6. 11. - Main story, usually a splash
  7. 12. - Dominant picture, often filling much of the front cover
  8. 13. - Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a different style to the body text and headline
  9. 14. - The line above the story, which gives the author’s name and sometimes their job and location
  10. 15. - Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside
  11. 16. - A system of organisation within the magazine. Helps the audience find what they want to read
  12. 18. - The blank space between margins of facing pages of a publication or the blank space between columns of text
  13. 19. - Some newspapers print several of these every night, these are versions with some changes and maybe additional late stories
Down
  1. 1. - An information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt them inside
  2. 2. - A photograph, often in full colour, that runs across the middle two pages
  3. 4. - Top label for the whole page. Can relate to the area covered in the paper for example, National or a big news topic such as Social Media, Syria
  4. 5. - An advertisement that uses only text, as opposed to a display ad, which also incorporates graphics
  5. 7. - People who the newspaper aims to sell to
  6. 10. - Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page
  7. 17. - Used to scan the newspaper when purchasing. It is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data and contains information such as price