Newspaper/Journalism Terms

1. Newspaper/Journalism Terms From: dictionary.com

2. Byline • a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.

3. Copy • written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form:

4. Cover • to act as a reporter or reviewer of (an event, a field of interest, a performance, etc.); have as an assignment:

5. Cover Story • A featured story in a magazine that concerns the illustration on the cover

6. Credit Line • a line of text acknowledging the source or origin of published or exhibited material.

7. Dateline • a line giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.

8. Deadline • The time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.

9. Edit • To collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.

10. Editor • The supervisor or conductor of a department of a newspaper, magazine, etc.: the sports editor of a newspaper.

11. Editorial • An article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion of the publisher, editor, or editors.