| A | B |
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| Dateline | Information at the start of the story giving the location and/or date of the story |
| Ears | The corner areas at the top of the FRONT page on either side of the newspaper's name |
| Graphic | A combination of artwork and words which help to visually explain a story |
| Cutline | Descriptive information apearing with a piece of "art". Also called the caption. |
| Deck | A secondary headline which provides additional information about the story. |
| Photo Credit | A reference to the source of a photograph. |
| Index | An alphabetized table of contents of the paper. |
| Jumpline | Line telling the reader where the story is continued. |
| Lead | The first sentence of a news story informing the reader of Who, What, When, Where,and sometimes Why and How. |
| Nameplate | A newspaper's name printed in special type on the front page. |
| Head | An abbreviation for headline, which is the title given to a story. |
| Cut | A photo or illustration |
| By-line | Name of writer appearing above the article. |
