Newspapers key terminology

What is the correct term for the newspaper name shown at the top of each front page?

• Copy

• Masthead

• Title

• Splash

What is the printed line of text in a newspaper/magazine that names the writer of an article

• Bias

• By-line

• Copy

• Strapline

The text, usually in larger font, at the top of a page or article in a newspaper, indicating what the content is to the reader is called...

• Headline

• Splash

• Standfirst

• Copy

This is the independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK

• OFCOM

• BBFC

• RAJAR

• IPSO

What is a STANDFIRST?

• The box containing the bar code, issue number and date of the newspaper. The often also includes their website address.

• The area at the top of the page that shows what other stories are inside the newspaper. This is common in broadsheets.

• The part of the text that summarises the writer's opinion on the story they have written.

• An introductory summary of an article, placed after the headline and typographically distinct from the rest of the article.

What defines a TABLOID newspaper (select three)

• It is smaller in size than a broadsheet

• It is aimed at a less educated / lower-class reader

• There are always numerous stories featured on the front page

• Stories tend to be more about celebrities or shocking content

Which TWO of these are RED-TOP newspapers?

• The Times

• The Sun

• The Daily Mail

• The Mirror

What is the correct term: Words used as a title or sub-heading to break up text in a newspaper or magazine.

• Skyline

• Cross-head

• Strapline

• Masthead

Which of these are features of a broadsheet newspaper? (select 3)

• Short, catchy headlines

• Lots of copy on the front page

• News topics aimed at well-educated readers

• More images than text

• Less emotive language than a tabloid

Which THREE of these are broadsheet newspapers?

• The Guardian

• The Mirror

• The Times

• The Daily Telegraph

• The Daily Express