News Elements
Parts of a Newspaper
AP Rules
Parts of a Newspaper 2
Headlines
100

Dallas man refuses to pay toll bill of $24,500. 

What is Proximity? 

100

The name of the paper that usually appears at the top 

What is the flag/masthead?
100

spell out these numbers

What are zero through nine? 

100

first letter of a story that is made to stand out; usually a larger or different font type than text

What is a dropcap?

100

Purpose of a headline 

What is to lure a reader into a story? 

200

The Dallas Cowboys won their home opener. 

What is Prominence? 

200

a line of copy that indicates the page on which a story continues

What is a jumpline?

200

True or false

Spell out numbers in expressions

What is true? 

200

 The story editors deem the most interesting of the issue or will garner most clicks on a website.

What is a lead story? 

200

If a story has a 2nd headline, the main headline may be a _______

What is a pun? 

300

City council members get in argument at school board meeting. 

What is conflict? 

300

detailed story on a person, issue or event

What is a feature article? 

300
Roman numerals use

What are letters?

300

white space that separates the facing pages

What is a gutter? 

300

Always use ___________ point of view. 

What is 3rd person? 

400

Woman, not expected to walk again, walks down the aisle to meet her groom. 

What is Human Interest? 

400

latest development of a story. Is always in the lead.



What is a news peg? 

400

Abbreviate months with more than _____ letters. 

What is five? 

400

white space that separates columns

What are margins? 

400

Always use ___________ tense. 

What is present? 

500

Video shows Austin bomber blow himself up in front of officers. 

What is proximity? 

What is conflict? 

500

information below the headline that supplies additional detail about the story



What is subhead? 

500

True or False

Only capitalize a class when it's followed by a roman numeral. 

What is true? 

500

boxed copy that promotes stories inside the issue

What is a teaser? 

500

the three types are punctuation are 

What is comma, quotation mark, and semicolon?

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