What do you know about Newspapers?

What is the purpose of a newspaper?

• To inform readers about current events

• To make people laugh

• To buy stuff

• To find recipes

Answer explanation

Newspapers inform readers about current events.

They also provide information on sports, the arts, technology, and human interest stories.

What is a headline?

• Title of the newspaper

• Place of publication

• Title of the news article

• Author of the article

Answer explanation

The headline is the title of the article.

It is usually printed in bold letters.

The title should be catchy and tell the reader what the article is about.

What is a byline?

• Place to buy the newspaper

• An advertisement

• The reader of the article

• The name of the author of the article

Answer explanation

A byline is the name of the author of an article.

The first few sentences of a news article is called:

• The "Lead"

• The "Summary"

• The "Annotation"

• The "Main Event"

Answer explanation

The "Lead" gives you the most important facts about the story: the 4 Ws

WHO

WHAT

WHERE

WHEN

The WHY and HOW are usually answered in the following paragraph.

How often are newspapers printed?

• Daily

• Weekly

• Monthly

• Daily, weekly, and sometimes monthly

Answer explanation

Many newspapers are printed daily, such as: New York Times, Newsday, Washington Post, etc.

More local newspapers, such as the Massapequa Post may be printed weekly.

Very specialized newspapers may be printed monthly.

What is an editorial page?

• The editor writes an essay

• Portion of the newspaper that publishes opinion

• Information about the newspaper

• A list of the newspaper staff

Answer explanation

The editorial page may include: editorials, op-ed pieces, syndicated columns, readers' letters, cartoons.

This page usually reflects the opinion of the newspaper's editorial board.

Where do you find out about information/events that matter to you?

Newspapers are published...

• online

• on actual paper

• both paper and online

• sent to your email