PARTS OF A NEWS PAGE
News that takes place within the country
Local News
The engraved or printed name of the newspaper
A line giving the source of the story
Credit
The title of any news story
Headline
A letter sent in by the reader giving his personal views on certain aspects.
News that takes place outside the country
Foreign News
The signature of a reporter preceding a news-feature
Byline
News materials enclosed by line rules
The beginning of a news story
Lead
Consists of the page number, date of publication, and name of the newspaper, usually written on top of the page.
An out-of-town news story.
Dateline News
The text accompanying photos and other artwork, better known as caption.
Cutline
The principal headline bearing the boldest and biggest type
Banner
The whole story of an event composed of the lead and the text which is the elaboration of the lead
News Story
The editorial box containing the logo, names of the staff members and position in the staff, subscription rate, the publisher, and other pertinent data about the newspaper.
MASTHEAD
Usually a boxed forecast of the area, sometimes includes the temperature, wind directions, and velocities.
Weather News
A metal plate bearing newspaper’s illustration
Cut
The little boxes on either side of the nameplate
Ears
The horizontal division into parts of a newspaper. Many national papers are divided into eight columns while a typical school paper is divided into five columns of 12 m each
Columns
a short statement or quoted saying placed at the end of an editorial column or editorial to drive home a message.
A slug line indicating an important inside page story and the page where it is found.
Index
A tagline placed above but smaller than a headline, also known as the teaser. If it is bigger than the headline, it is called hammer
Kicker
The imaginary horizontal line that divides the newspaper equally into two parts
Fold
The vertical line that divides the page into columns. Most pages of newspaper are divided into columns.
Column Rule
A commentary written by any of the editors who comments or gives the opinion of the staff or of the whole paper on various subjects. It is the stand of the paper.
EDITORIAL PROPER