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masthead the title of a newspaper or magazine ears short messages printed on each side of the masthead banner headline headline that runs the entire width of the front page cut any kind of illustration, such as a photograph, map, drawing, or chart cut lines lines of type that appear under each illustration; also known as a caption top story story that appears in the most prominent position on page one byline the line that tells you who wrote an article dateline a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch deck headline directly beneath another headline wire services news agencies that send bullitins and other information to newspaper, radio, and television offices all over the world summary lead A lead that porvides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in one or two sentences, containing the 5 W's 5 W's Who, What, When, Where, Why, occasionally How is added body part of the story that follows the lead with more detailed information subhead small headline appearing within the body of a news story jump line A line telling the reader on what page the story continues Inverted Pyramid Style Method inverted pyramid that states that the most important events go first, followed by important events, and then minor events streamer another word for a banner headline angle the focus or approach to a story beat reporter's assigned area of responibility circulation number of readers copy what the reporters write deadline time when a story is due developing story a news event that occurs over a period of several days or weeks editorialize to inject the reporter's opinion into a story graf lingo for a paragraph info graphic visual representation of data libel written defamation of character morgue newspaper files where published stories and photographs are kept "Off the Record" means don't print this, information is being given in hopes that it will not be printed in the story plagiarism taking one or more person's articles and passing them off as your own (Jayson Blair) records part of the paper that contains births, deaths, legal info., police log, etc. side bar secondary story that runs alongside main story on the same topic source person, document which report's get their information from AP/UPI types of Wire Services tickler also known as a "Futures" file undercover technique in which reporters pretend to be someone else slander spoken defamation of character (DO NOT CONFUSE WITH LIBEL) cub reporter new reporter, newbie yellow journalism tabloid style journalism muckraking socially conscious journalism with the intent to correct wrongs