Journalism Vocabulary

Title or name of a newspaper/magazine

• Title

• Headline

• masthead

• banner

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the picture on the front page called?

• graphic

• caption

• main image

• main picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the title of an article called?

• caption

• cover line

• by-line

• headline

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How the paper is organized (what goes where)

• graphics

• layout

• template

• pattern

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Who/What/When/Where/Why

• question words

• 5 Ws

• inverted pyramid structure

• lead

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

When an author uses 4 of the 5 Ws in the first paragraph

• 4 Ws

• pyramid structure

• inverted pyramid structure

• journalism structure

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Beginning (first sentence) of article that grabs the reader's attention

• selling line

• caption

• attention-grabber

• lead

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Information about the publisher and owner of the newspaper

• headline

• by-line

• caption

• masthead

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The headlines that are on the cover page of a magazine or newspaper

• by-line

• cover lines

• headlines

• masthead

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Where you find the author of the article

• by-line

• author line

• cover line

• head line

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4