Parts of a Newspaper

Front

What is a headline?

Back

The title of an article

Front

Byline

Back

Who wrote the article

Front

This section of a newspaper reports on athletic events.

Back

Sports

Front

These are cartoons printed in the paper for humor and entertainment.

Back

Comic strips

Front

This part of the paper reports on current events.

Back

News

Front

This section of the paper writes in-depth about a person, event, phenomenon, etc.

Back

Feature

Front

This person is in charge of reading articles, making edits, and assigning stories.

Back

Editor

Front

This part of the newspaper tells the reader which page to keep reading a story on.

Back

Jumpline

Front

This part of the paper can list the editors of the paper, the volume and issue number, the date, and the cost of the paper.

Back

Masthead

Front

This section lists people who have died recently.

Back

Obituaries