Newspaper Terms

Broadsheet
Ex: The View from Desert Vista high school

Tabloid
Ex:The Eagle's Eye from Akins High School

News Magazine
Ex: The Pride from Harrisonville High school

Headlines- a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subjectmatter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines andoften several banks.

Subheadlines-A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.

Lines- The number of lines of dots per inch in a halftone screen. The higher the lpi, the more precise the image's resolution will be.

A chart connecting points on a graph to show changing quantities over time; also called a fever chart.

 An image comprised of solid black and white - no gray tones, as opposed to a grayscale image.

Boxes- The solid frame put around a print story to give it prominence. (2) The short article inside the box frame, often associated with some aspect of a major story on the same page

Photos- the pictures that are used in newspapers to support the stories.

Teaser- Material promoting a story which ‘teases’ the reader or listener by hinting at but not revealing the real story, e.g. ‘The story of a man who’d afraid of flowers. We find out why later in the program.’

Flag- The name of a newspaper as it's displayed on Page One; also called a nameplate.

Folios- Type at the top of an inside page giving the newspaper's name, date and page number.

Captions- In print, short pieces of text placed below or beside pictures to describe them and identify the photographers and/or owners. Also called a cutline. In television, information superimposed over a picture, usually at the top or bottom of the screen, describing what is being shown. Often used to name and describe the person speaking.

Stories- The articles in a newspapers.

Bylines- The writer’s name, printed at the beginning or end of an article.

Jumps-A line of type at the bottom of an incomplete newspaper or magazine article which directs the reader to another page where the story is continued. Also the line at the top of the continued article stating the page from which it was continued, also called a ‘from’ line.

Story dividers- lines that divide the stories

Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.

Infographics- Newsroom slang for "informational graphic"; any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place.

Masthead/staff box- The name of a newspaper in a banner in special, distinctive type at the top of the front page.