Official Crossword

3. Type – type that is produced photographically Column Inch – one inch of type or space (measured
4. – border around a story or photo
7. – the reporter’s name, which appears at the head of a
8. where stories, pictures and ads are to be placed Ear – copy in either upper corner of the front page, on either
9. also called a caption Dateline – words at the beginning of a story that give the
10. – abbreviation for capital letters
11. one column wide Columnist – a person who writes a regular column giving
12. any photograph, map, graph or illustration
13. a drawing, usually in a comic strip, which makes
14. city hall or the education beat)
15. piece of art Crop – to cut away unwanted parts of a picture Cut – to shorten a story Cutline – explanatory information under a picture or piece of
16. or picture story
17. Correspondent – an out-of-town reporter Cover – to get all the facts about a news event for a story Credit Line – the name of the photographer or artist below
19. – an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper editor or management
21. Man's best friend
22. are covered
24. reporters to stories, improves the stories that reporters write, and decides where stories will appear in the paper
27. Large marsupial
28. Likes to chase mice
30. Flying mammal
31. – articles that have been cut out of the newspaper,

1. – the main part of a story
2. – the area of news regularly covered by a reporter (e.g.,
4. – initial news coverage of an event
5. appear to be coming directly from the speaker’s mouth
6. the event or situation a reporter is supposed to report on
7. – a large, black dot used at the left edge of a column
10. Desk – the area of the newsroom where local news
12. abbreviation for the Associated Press, a wire service
13. – a headline that runs across the entire page
18. of the flag (sometimes used for weather, jokes or to
19. Has a trunk
20. printed notice of something for sale (short for advertisement)
23. mark each item in a series
25. place of origin Deadline – time at which all copy for an edition must be in Dingbat – any typographical device used for ornamentation Dummy – a diagram of a newspaper page used to show
26. for clippings
28. attention to a special feature inside) Edit – to correct and prepare copy for publication Editor – a person who decides what stories will be covered,
29. Face – heavy or dark type