Newspaper Design Basics

Where the title of the newspaper goes, often at the top of the newspaper.

• Masthead

• Cutline

• Nameplate

• Jumpline

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Where stories continue from the front page onto the following page. Often seen like an example such as "NAME OF STORY continued on A5"

• Cutline

• Jumpline

• Masthead

• Copy

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Newspaper design is often designed in which direction?

• From the center and around in a spiral

• From top to bottom

• From bottom to top

• From left to right

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The space between elements in design is known as

• white space

• proximity

• contrast

• hierarchy

Which headline would be considered the dominant story?

• "Woven Culture"

• "Panel holds mass shooting hearing"

• "Accident in the air"

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The line that gives credit to whoever wrote the story, often under the headline or subheadline

• Byline

• Cutline

• Folio

• Index

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A mugshot in a newspaper is a...

• criminal photo taken by the police department

• a up close photo of a person's face

• A candid picture

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Which font is the most common newspaper font?

• Times New Roman

• Calibri

• Comic Sans

• Myriad Pro

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True or False: All newspapers must have all the same elements

• True

• False

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White space is often referred to as

• Negative space

• Contrast

• Proximity

• None of the above

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