| A | B |
| Nameplate | The newspaper's name, found on the front page. |
| Masthead | The names of the publisher, editor and other executives. |
| Flag | The name of the paper as it appears on the front of the paper. |
| Broadsheet | Larger of the two types of newspapers. An example would be the New York Times. |
| Tabloid | This size of newspaper is half the size of a broadsheet. |
| Ears | The white space on either side of the flag. |
| Skybox | A promotional box above the flag. |
| Staff Box | This includes the names of the editors, a phone number and the statement of policy. |
| Column | A verticle divison of the layout. |
| Subhead | A headline directly under the main headline. |
| Kicker | A short headline above the main headline. |
| Brief | A short tiny story. |
| Sidebar | A secondary story that gives additional information about a major story. |
| Breakout | This is a box that gives just the main highlights of a story. |
| Byline | The name of who wrote the story. |
| Dateline | This appears at the beginning of the article that tells the location of the story. |
| Pull Quote | A short sentence or phrase pulled from the story and set in larger text. |
| Refer | Tells the reader about a related story inside the paper. |
| Jump line | A line at the bottom of an article that tells the reader where to go to read the rest of the article. |
| Copy | A story or body copy. |
| Feature | A human interest story. |
| Folio | The page number and date on each page. |
| Cutline | Also known as a caption. Tells what is going on in a picture. |