Across
- 3. in the front pages of a newspaper
- 6. to space out a line of type so that each line fits flush to the margin
- 8. short for obituary, a death notice
- 9. form for a news story where the important facts are listed first and additional details follow
- 10. an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper editor or management
- 12. to position editorial, pictorial and advertising elements on a page to prepare it for the camera
- 14. border around a story or photo
- 15. the area of the newsroom where local news events are covered
- 17. one inch of type or space (measured vertically), one column wide
- 19. printed notice of something for sale (short for advertisement)
- 20. any typographical device used for ornamentation
- 24. type made from molten lead
- 25. 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
- 26. time at which all copy for an edition must be in
- 27. a news story that may not have late-breaking news value, but is timely and of interest to readers
- 28. organization that distributes columns or feature material, such as comics or advice columns, to many different newspapers
Down
- 1. a person who finds out facts about a story and then writes the story for the newspaper
- 2. a person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion
- 4. the reporter’s name, which appears at the head of a news or picture story
- 5. words at the beginning of a story that give the story’s place of origin
- 7. an out-of-town reporter
- 11. advance information about a story given to the newspaper by the source of the news
- 13. a page opposite the editorial page, where opinions by guest writers are presented
- 16. heavy or dark type
- 18. urgent news, usually of a serious nature,
- 21. a headline that runs across the entire page
- 22. the newspaper’s name as it appears at the top of the first page; also known as the logotype or nameplate
- 23. abbreviation for video display terminal
- 27. a story with little news value, used to fill space
- 29. all material used for publication
- 30. a special edition of the newspaper, printed between regular editions, containing news too important to hold for the next regular edition
