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Newspaper Vocab 1

A collection of the newspaper vocab for unit 1

VocabDefinition
5W'S and H The essentials of any story: who, what, when, where, why, and how
ADVERTISING Space in a publication sold to other businesses; display ads usually contain headlines, illustrations, copy, a call for action, and information to identify the business
BEAT A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage
BROADSHEET Full-size newspaper, averaging six columns to a page
BY-LINE Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title
CAPTION The portion of the layout that explains what is happening in a photograph. Also called cutlines. Often includes a photo credit.
COLUMN 1A vertical division of layout that aids in giving structure to a page; 2Opinion or comment expressed by a regular writer
Deadline The assigned time for stories to be submitted in order to make the issue going to press
Editor Has overall responsibility for the publication
Headline Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention; usually an extra large font across top of front page, placed above or below the masthead
Lead The beginning of the story that serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention
News Information delivered about an event shortly after it has occurred
Reporter Person who researches and generally writes stories assigned by editors; often required to rush to the scene and phone back information as soon as possible or to key the report into a word processing terminal at the newspaper office
Story A block of text on a single topic beginning with some form of a lead followed by the body that contains quotations and transitions
Editorial A type of story that serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action
Flag The name of the paper that usually appears at the top of page one
Hard news Up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately. (Usually about something shocking)
Soft news Background information or human interest stories
Masthead Information about the newspaper, such as the name of the publishing company, names of the officers of the company, location of editorial offices, editorship and distribution facts, all usually found at the top of the editorial page
Quotation A statement made by another person included in a published story. A direct quotation is exactly what the person said and appears inside quotation marks. An indirect quote is a paraphrase of what a person said and does not appear in quotes.
Created by: Danielle_16_01
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