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Cruise the News

Cruise the News. A close look at the parts of a NEWSPAPER. Newspaper Facts. More than 56 million newspapers are sold each day in the United States On Sundays, more than 60 million newspapers are sold. 5W’s and H. Who What When Where Why How. ADVERTISING.

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Cruise the News

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  1. Cruise the News A close look at the parts of a NEWSPAPER

  2. Newspaper Facts • More than 56 million newspapers are sold each day in the United States • On Sundays, more than 60 million newspapers are sold.

  3. 5W’s and H • Who • What • When • Where • Why • How

  4. ADVERTISING • Space in a publication sold to other businesses • Display ads usually contain headlines, illustrations, a call for action, and information to identify the business

  5. ALIGNMENT • Refers to the justification of text at its margins: • Left • Right • Centered • Justified- meaning that the margins will be the same throughout the paragraph; this makes the spacing different for each line.

  6. BEAT • A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage

  7. BROADSHEET • Full-size newspaper, averaging six columns to a page

  8. BY-LINE • Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writers title

  9. CAPTION • The portion of the layout that explains what is happening in a photograph.

  10. EDITOR • The person who has overall responsibility for the publication

  11. EDITORIAL • A type of story that serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action

  12. HAMMER • A form of headline consisting of a few very large words over a smaller sub-headline

  13. HARD NEWS • Up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately

  14. HEADLINE • Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader’s attention; usually an extra large font across the top of the front page

  15. HUMAN INTEREST • An element of news that includes people or events with whom the audience can identify; stories that are just interesting

  16. KICKER • A short (one or two word) statement at the beginning of a caption that serves to grab the reader’s attention

  17. LIBEL • Damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing

  18. MASTHEAD • Information about the newspaper, such as the name of the publishing company, names of the officers of the company, location of the editorial offices, editorship and distribution facts, all usually found at the top of the editorial page

  19. REVIEW • A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music, or some other creative work

  20. SLANDER • Damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken

  21. SPREAD • Two facing pages that are designed as one unit

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