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space in publication sold to other businesses

• advertising

• flag

• poll quote

a specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage

• libel

• assignment

• beat

indicates who wrote the story, often includes the author's title

• title

• heading

• by-line

the approach or perspective from which a news story is viewed, or the emphasis chosen for a story

• lead

• angle

• headline

identifying who said something, either as a quote or reported speech

• citation

• attribution

• giving credit

headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration

• tag

• caption

• label

a column is...

• the arrangement of vertical lines of text on a page

• an article appearing on a regular basis and written by a particular "columnist"

• all of the above

factual news stories without opinion

• hard news

• soft news

• editorial

first paragraph in a news story

• introduction

• conclusion

• lead

a short article summarizing the life and achievements of a person recently dead

• review

• news article

• obituary