Parts of a News Article (Common Sense Education)

Definition: The title of a news article. It's usually printed in big, bold letters at the top of the article.

• Byline

• Headline

• URL

• Section Title

Definition: Displays the name of the article's author.

• Byline

• Headline

• URL

• Section Title

Purpose: It quickly tells readers what the article is about before they start reading. It also grabs a reader's attention.

• Byline

• Headline

• URL

• Section Title

Purpose: It tells readers the name of the person who wrote the article.

• Byline

• Headline

• URL

• Section Title

Definition: It's a unique, one-of-a-kind address

of an article on the internet.

• Image

• Section Title

• URL

• Section Title

Definition: It's a photograph (or video) near

the top of an article. It's usually under

the headline.

• Image

• Section Title

• URL

• Section Title

Purpose: It tells you what type of article

you're reading. It also tells you the category the article fits into.

• Image

• Section Title

• URL

• Section Title

Purpose: It visually shows something

about the article.

• Image

• Section Title

• URL

• Section Title

Definition: It's the exact day when the

article was published or updated.

• Image

• Section Title

• Date

• Related Articles

Definition: They're links to more articles from the same website. They may be similar to the one you're reading.

• Image

• Section Title

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• Related Articles