NEWSPAPER

NEWSPAPER

1. Anchor

   • A soft story used at the base of Page One
     • Used for hard news stories

2. Banner/streamer

   • Headline that runs across all eight columns on the top of the page
     • Used for momentous events, and is set in big and bold letters.

3. Box

   • A news report that is surrounded by a printed rule
     • Used to display those stories that are important or unusual.

4. Byline

   • Name of the reporter who wrote the story

5. Caption/cutline

   • Text used to describe a photograph

6. Classifieds

   • Ads placed by individuals or small traders, who pay according to the number of words used.

7. Column

   • A weekly or fortnightly article written by a seasoned commentator, who is either a journalist or a specialist.

8. Dateline

   • Name of the city from where a story originated and the date on which it was written.

9. Editorial/leader

   • Article that represents the newspaper’s opinion

10. Filler

    • Short item that is used to fill up space on a newspaper page

11. Folio

    • line of text placed on top of inside pages giving the page number, day and date of publication.

12. Jump

    • part of the story that is continued from the front page to an inside page of a newspaper

13. Infographic

    • art form where words are used with charts, illustrations, graphs or photographs to tell a news story.

14. Headline

    • title of a news report run in display type to catch the attention of the readers

15. Kicker/shoulder

    • headline that is written on top of the main headline

16. Lead

    • paragraph of a news report

17. Masthead

    • where the title of the newspaper is published

18. Sidebar

    • short story related to the main story and run adjacent to it

19. Subhead

    • one or two word headline inserted at the head of a paragraph
      • to break the monotony of a solid column of type

20. Teaser

    • front-page box placed over or below the newspaper masthead
      • lists the important stories run on inside pages. or boxes announcing a paper’s inside contents.

21. Strapline

    • headline written beneath the main headline
      • used to highlight a new poin