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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. |