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WorksheetsJournalism Jargon
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the
information in any good news story. Who, What, Where, When, Why and How.
Banner
Caption
Skybox
5Ws and H
(also known as Flag): Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very Top of the newspaper in Large letters
Lead
Banner
Index
Jumpline
the author of the news story and his or her title
Byline
Dateline
Headline
Jumpline
(also known as a Cutline ): accompanies a photograph or
illustration and explains who/what the image is about
Caption
Column
Index
Wire story
vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches - the number of columns wide by inches long
Index
Column
Skybox
Headline
tells the location and date of a news story.
Jumpline
Wire Story
Byline
Dateline
an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action
Feature Story
Index
Editorial
Dateline
a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news; e.g. human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions
Review
Caption
Feature Story
Pull Quote
short statement that grabs the reader’s attention , summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type
Skybox
Index
Review
Headline
a listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections (like sports, weather, editorials, etc.) of the newspaper
Index
Pull Quote
Lead
Byline
when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story
Review
Skybox
Index
Jumpline
(also called Lede):first Paragraph of the story the summarizes story and leads the readers interest
Lead
Column
Photo Credit
Wire story
article that includes information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives
Index
Skybox
News Story
Caption
tells who photographed the image
Photo credit
News story
Index
Wire Story
a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using
special fonts and graphics
5Ws and H
Index
Pull Quote
Skybox
a report that evaluates restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment
Review
Index
Jump line
Headline
statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the person’s exact words in quotations (direct quote) or by paraphrasing (indirect quote)
Quotation
Wire Story
Index
Pull Quote
(Also called a teaser):short headline, text, or visuals, that highlight articles in the interior of the paper.
Wire story
Quotation
Skybox
Caption
one written by a reporter working for the news service.
Wire story
Quotation
Index
Lead
