| Term | Definition |
|---|
| masthead | the newspaper's nameplate on page one |
| ears | short messages printed on each side of the masthead |
| edition | words of symbols |
| banner | a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |
| cut | any kind of illustration, such as a photgraph, 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 |
| streamer | a newspaper headline that runs across the full page |
| deck | a smaller headline which appears directly beneath the main headline |
| by-line | who wrote it or designed it |
| dateline | provides where and sometimes when the article was written |
| wire service | AP, UPI, etc. |
| lead | a news story of major importance |
| summary lead | a lead that provides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in one or two sentences, containing the 5 W's |
| body | everything that follows the lead |
| subhead | small headline appearing within the body of a news story |
| jump line | a line telling the reader on what page the story continues |
| angle | the focus, or approach to a story |
| beat | reporters assigned area of responsibility |
| circulation | department responsible for distribution or the number of readers |
| copy | what reporters write |
| deadline | time and date by which a story is submitted |
| developing story | a news event occurs over a period of time |
| editorialize | to inject the reporter's opinion |
| graf | paragraph of a news story |
| info graphic | visual representation of data |
| libel | written defamation of character salander, spoken defamation of character |
| morgue | newspaper records were published stories, photographs are kept |
| off the record | putting your ped down, do not identify them as a source |
| plagiarism | a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work |
| records | part of the paper that contains births, deaths, legal transactions, and police log |
| side bar | secondary story which runs right next to the main story on the same topic |
| source | a person who supplies information |
| tickler | also known as a "Futures" file |
| undercover | technique in which reporters pretend to be someone else |
| cub reporter | new reporters |
| yellow journalism | sensational, biased and often false journalism |
| muckraking | socially conscious journalism with the intent to correct wrongs |
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