Newspaper Terms
Here is the list of newspaper terms you will be responsible for this semester. Please take the time to learn each one (along with yearbook terms provided by Mrs. Ash) for the quiz on Monday, August 22nd
Angle- The approach or perspective from which a news fact or event is viewed, or the emphasis chosen for a story.
Banner - A headline stretching across the top of a page.*
Body Copy - The main part of a story.*
Byline - The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article.*
Copy - All material for publication, whether written stories or pictures.
Copyediting - Correcting, improving and marking copy to be printed.
Dummy- A preliminary layout of a newspaper page, showing the placement of stories, headlines, pictures and advertisements.*
Editorial- An article expressing the opinion of the newspaper regarding a certain subject.
Exclusive - A story printed by only one paper; a scoop.
Filler- Short informational stories or advertisements, usually timeless, used to fill small spaces where needed.
Folio- Newspaper name, date and page number that appear at the top of each page.*
Gutter - The space between columns or margins between facing pages*
Hard News - Factual news stories without opinion.
Human Interest- Emotional appeal in the news. A "human interest" story, as compared with a "straight news" story, bases its appeal more on the unusual than on consequence.
Jump - To continue a story from one page to another.*
Masthead- Details of the publisher, place of publication, editorial staff and information about the newspaper, generally placed on the editorial page.*
Op-ed- Page opposite the editorial page used for letters to the editor, articles by columnists, etc.
Series - A group of related stories generally run on successive days or weeks.
Sidebar - A secondary news story that supports or amplifies a major story
The asterisk (**) denotes that a term is software-specific and frequently used when discussing layout, etc.