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Newspaper & Journalism Language of the Discipline
Terms identifying the various parts of a newspaper
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Journalism
8th Grade
10/03/2011

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Ad
Definition
printed notice of something for sale (short for advertisement)
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Balloon
Definition
a drawing, usually in a comic strip, which makes words appear to be coming directly from the speaker’s mouth
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Box
Definition
border around a story or photo
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Byline
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the reporter’s name, which appears at the head of a news or picture story
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Credit line
Definition
the name of the photographer or artist below a piece of art
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Dateline
Definition
words at the beginning of a story that give the story’s place of origin
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Ear
Definition
copy in either upper corner of the front page, on either side of the flag (sometimes used for weather, jokes or to call attention to a special feature inside)
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Flag
Definition
the newspaper’s name as it appears at the top of the first page; also known as the logotype or nameplate
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Headline
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words in large type at the top of the story telling what the story is about; also called head
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Jump
Definition
to continue a story from one page to another
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Masthead
Definition
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
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Banner
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a headline that runs across the entire page
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Editorial
Definition
an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper editor or writer
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