Newspaper Terminology (A)
Masthead/Title Piece - The newspaper's title displayed on the front page.
Skyline - This is the information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt the reader inside.
Edition - The Guardian normally prints five editions (versions with some changes and additional late stories) every night. A system of stars indicate which edition it is.
Headline - A phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Headlines are in large print and different style in order to catch the attention of the reader.
Standfirst - Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a style different to the body text and headline.
Byline - The line above the story, which gives the author's name and sometimes their job and location (known as the dateline).
Body Text - Written material, known as copy, that makes up the main body of an article rather than headlines, standfirsts and captions.
Photographic/Graphic - Helps the page look more interesting, it can add understanding to the story or entice someone to read the article.
Caption - A brief description of a photograph or graphic.
Sidebar - This is a panel or box on a page containing graphics or other information about an article. It is eye-catching and breaks the article up into elements.
Package - A group of connected stories across one or many pages.
Crosshead - Bold/large text that breaks up a long story.
Pull Quote - A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within text.
Standalone - Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside.
Imprint - Legal information and address of paper, usually on page two of the Guardian. In a magazine this tends to be a larger section where key members of staff are credited.
Centre Spread - In the Guardian we have a full colour photograph running across two pages.
Folio - Top label for the whole page, this can relate to the area covered in the paper ie National or a big news topic.
Page Furniture - Everything on the page except pictures/graphics or text of stories.
Skyline - This is the information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt the reader inside.
Edition - The Guardian normally prints five editions (versions with some changes and additional late stories) every night. A system of stars indicate which edition it is.
Headline - A phrase that summarises the main point of the article. Headlines are in large print and different style in order to catch the attention of the reader.
Standfirst - Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a style different to the body text and headline.
Byline - The line above the story, which gives the author's name and sometimes their job and location (known as the dateline).
Body Text - Written material, known as copy, that makes up the main body of an article rather than headlines, standfirsts and captions.
Photographic/Graphic - Helps the page look more interesting, it can add understanding to the story or entice someone to read the article.
Caption - A brief description of a photograph or graphic.
Sidebar - This is a panel or box on a page containing graphics or other information about an article. It is eye-catching and breaks the article up into elements.
Package - A group of connected stories across one or many pages.
Crosshead - Bold/large text that breaks up a long story.
Pull Quote - A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within text.
Standalone - Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside.
Imprint - Legal information and address of paper, usually on page two of the Guardian. In a magazine this tends to be a larger section where key members of staff are credited.
Centre Spread - In the Guardian we have a full colour photograph running across two pages.
Folio - Top label for the whole page, this can relate to the area covered in the paper ie National or a big news topic.
Page Furniture - Everything on the page except pictures/graphics or text of stories.
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