Newspaper Terms

The first page of the newspaper; it has the most important, relevant, or current news stories

• front page

• lead

• dateline

• sports section

This tells us who wrote the article, the author's name

• dateline

• local section

• byline

• opinion editorial

Text that describes what is happening in a photo

• headline

• column

• lead

• photo caption

This part of the newspaper contains stories about professional, college, high school, or local sports

• Local section

• Sports section

• Front page

• Business section

This tells you to go to a different page to finish the article (you "hop" to a different page)

• Jumpline

• Dateline

• Masthead

• Front page

This is the title of a specific article; it tells you what the article will be about

• Masthead

• Layout

• Editorial

• Headline

This tells you who took a photo used in the newspaper

• Photo credit

• Hard news

• Photo caption

• Lead

This is usually the first paragraph of an article that tells you who, what, wear, and when

• Opinion editorial

• Lead

• Jumpline

• Sub headline

This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to business.

• Entertainment section

• Front page

• Local section

• Business section

This section of the newspaper contains stories about the local community

• Entertainment section

• Masthead

• Local section

• Editorial