Newspapers

"Headless Body in Topless Bar" is a typical headline of a...

• Tabloid

• Broadsheet

A Broadsheet is...

• A newspaper with a smaller format with sensationalist news.

• A newspaper only about Sports.

• A newspaper with a large format, regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids.

A line below a headline that tells who wrote an article.

• Dateline

• Byline

A short fact-based story in a newspaper; answering key questions, such as who, what, when, where, why, and how.

• Jumpline

• Article

A word, phrase, or sentence that describes a photograph or graphic.

• Caption

• Article

A line of text below a headline that gives more information about an article.

• Byline

• Subhead

Journalists recognize two types of news stories: hard and soft. In this regard,

• “hard news” is about complicated topics, like science and economics, and “soft news” is about things like entertainment and fashion
• “hard news” stories have long, complicated sentences, and “soft news” stories have short, simple sentences
• “hard news” is about serious topics and recent events, and “soft news” refers to human interest stories
• “hard news” stories are always 2,000 words or more, and “soft news” stories never exceed 500 words. 

"Spies guard nuclear sites from China cyberattack" is a typical headline of a...

• Tabloid

• Broadsheet

"Border staff threaten strike chaos before the Games" is a typical headline of a...

• Broadsheet

• Tabloid

Political allegiance is...

• A newspaper that works for a particular government.

• A non-governmental company that regulates news content.

• A newspaper that may show support for a political party through its choice of stories and media language used.