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Newspaper Terms

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photo credittells who took a photo
indexlists the content of inner paper
boxborder used around an item, sometimes used to draw attention to it
cutlinethe words under a photo that tell about the picture
headlinea title for a story
borderthe line below the flag that usually has the date, city, volume, etc.
earsspace at the top of the front page on both sides, usually for special features or index items.
local storya atory from the area around or near where the newspaper is published.
bylinethe line that tells who wrote the story
leadfirst few sentences of a news story that gives basic information
jumplinewords that tell that a story is continued on another page
flagthe name of the paper
photo/illsutration/cutpicture or diagram
datelineshort line at the beginning of the story that tells wherre the story origionated
kickera word or short phrase set in different size print to add emphasis or draw attention
graphicdrawing
news/wire servicenews gathering agencies which distribute news to local organizations
columnorganization of print into short lines rather than across the entire page
hangera small line of type below headline, gives added detail


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