Sunday, March 6, 2016

Vocabulary

Broadsheet- Verve Vol XV Iss 2 November 2014, The View, Highlights

Tabloid- The Eagles Eye, The Rider, Raven Report

NewsMagazine- The Express, Craze, Play

Headlines- Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content; also called a head, for short.

Subheadlines

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.

Boxes- A ruled border around story or art

Photos

Teaser-

An eye-catching graphic element, on Page One or section fronts, that promotes an item inside; also called a promo.

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- 
A line or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo; used interchangeably with cutline.

Stories

Bylines- 
The reporter's name, usually at the beginning of a story

Jumps- To continue a story on another page; text that's been continued on another page is called the jump.

Story dividers

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-
A block of information, including staff names and publication data, often printed on the editorial page.

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