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Newspaper Terminology: Understanding the Basics

Learn key terms related to newspapers, from headlines to bylines, in this comprehensive guide. Enhance your knowledge of journalism with this informative resource.

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Newspaper Terminology: Understanding the Basics

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  1. Jeopardy Front page More Terms 5 W’s and H News comes from Terms Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from H1 Title of the newspaper appearing on the first page.

  3. $100 Answer from H1 What is the flag?

  4. $200 Question from H1 Page number on which a story continues.

  5. $200 Answer from H1 What is a jumpline?

  6. $300 Question from H1 A story that entertains as much as it informs.

  7. $300 Answer from H1 What is a feature story?

  8. $400 Question from H1 News story that expresses an opinion

  9. $400 Answer from H1 What are editorials?

  10. $500 Question from H1 A headline that stretches across the page.

  11. $500 Answer from H1 What is a banner?

  12. $100 Question from H2 Name of the first paragraph of a news story.

  13. $100 Answer from H2 What is the lead?

  14. $200 Question from H2 A title / explanation for a photo.

  15. $200 Answer from H2 What is a caption?

  16. $300 Question from H2 Title of a news article.

  17. $300 Answer from H2 What is a headline?

  18. $400 Question from H2 Each headline should include one of these.

  19. $400 Answer from H2 What is a verb or action word?

  20. $500 Question from H2 Stories that are not as important and largely fill a gap in the page.

  21. $500 Answer from H2 What is a filler?

  22. $100 Question from H3 An author puts his/her name here.

  23. $100 Answer from H3 What is a byline?

  24. $200 Question from H3 This is where editorials are found.

  25. $200 Answer from H3 What is the opinion page?

  26. $300 Question from H3 The word NEWS is believed to stand for this.

  27. $300 Answer from H3 What is north, east, west and south?

  28. $400 Question from H3 News organizations a newspaper can buy stories from.

  29. $400 Answer from H3 What are wire services

  30. $500 Question from H3 What words should not appear in a headline? Name them and what are they referred to as?

  31. $500 Answer from H3 What is a, an, and the? What is an article? ($250 for each answer)

  32. $100 Question from H4 What information can you get from these statements? (3 answers each) Barack Obama is the president of the United States.

  33. $100 Answer from H4 What is who, what, where?

  34. $200 Question from H4 What information can you get from these statements? (3 answers each) The current Iraqi government visited the United States.

  35. $200 Answer from H4 1. What is who, where, what?

  36. $300 Question from H4 What information can you get from these statements? (3 answers each) Saddam Hussein was captured after the fall of Baghdad.

  37. $300 Answer from H4 What is what, who, when?

  38. $400 Question from H4 We can be prepared for the H1N1 virus by washing our hands and not sharing drinks. What information can you get from these statements? (3 answers each)

  39. $400 Answer from H4 What is who, what, and how?

  40. $500 Question from H4 What information can you get from these statements? (3 answers each) Waunakee Warrior athletes must work hard to stay in shape all year long.

  41. $500 Answer from H4 What is who, what, when?

  42. $100 Question from H5 This is where you will find the most important news story of the day.

  43. $100 Answer from H5 What is the front page?

  44. $200 Question from H5 A caricature or picture that represents and expresses an opinion.

  45. $200 Answer from H5 What is a political cartoon?

  46. $300 Question from H5 Wire services are used most often for these types of news stories.

  47. $300 Answer from H5 What are international and national news stories?

  48. $400 Question from H5 Information regarding the name of the paper, ownership, place of publication,subscription rates, etc.

  49. $400 Answer from H5 What is the masthead?

  50. $500 Question from H5 Organization that sells articles to newspapers for simultaneous distribution.

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