Newspaper Design Vocabulary large letter usually at the start of an article

small headline placed within an article  helps the reader follow the article

3. Standing Head text that appears consistently in a publication Examples: WHAT WOULD NEWMAN DO?, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, OPINION Box that contains information, facts, and statistics

 breaks up large amounts of text on a  featured next to an article

any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place

spot on front page that lists the content that is inside the newspaper the part on the front page that previews what is inside the newspaper

Teasers appear from left to right in order of ascending (going up) page number.

Like headlines, teasers are written in downstyle, meaning only the first letter of and proper nouns are capitalized. includes the name of the adviser, all editors and staff as well as the school’s address (recent awards earned and an editorial policy are also included)

** generally appears on the same page in each issue the name of the publication, printed in large size on the front page

type at the top of an inside page giving the newspaper's name, date, page number and section. two connected pages in the middle of a newspaper that: A. share a common theme B. are connected by a visual element

an outline of a newspaper  looks like a smaller version of the finished publication

empty space on a page  creates a separation between articles and visual elements  more white space= more upscale publication

The empty space around a visual element

15. Clean Copy draft of a newspaper that needs few corrections

16. Dirty Copy draft of a newspaper that needs many corrections 17-18. single word as the last line of a (try to avoid) → widows are at the top of a page/ (or paragraph) → orphans are at the bottom of a page/column (or paragraph)

19. rivers: words that are spaced too far from each other

20: : (avoid in headlines, teasers and pull quotes) two headlines located next to each other that are not divided by a visual element

aligning lines of text in adjacent columns (particularly within an article) the vertical space between two or more body columns

Review Question Below are three definitions. Write down the names of the terms they define: 1. the empty space around a visual element 2. includes the names of all editors and staff 3. Located on the front page, it previews the content inside the newspaper with strokes at the top and bottom of a letter

NOTE: You MUST use when laying out the text of your ARTICLES. Fonts without strokes

 A method of organizing content on a page into blocks (known as modules).

To span text from the leftmost to rightmost in a column

Exercise: Why is this a weak layout?

Note: Captions are written as 1-4 FULL SENTENCES! • Justified • Sans serif font • Bolded • Cutlines for • action shots appear in present tense line below a picture or photo that acknowledges its source name (and staff position) of journalist written above the article he/she wrote small headline below the main headline

 White space bordering the page  The “continued on page ___” notation that indicates the article is “jumping” to another page An excerpt from an article that appears within or beside an article in a larger font  Centered (not justified)  Contains no  One pull quote minimum per page  Quotation marks appear around quote IF it is a direct quote from the article  DIVIDES a paragraph with at least 2 lines of text above and below the pull quote

a short name given to an article in production

What is the headline of your most recently published article? 36. Put to Bed when all work is completed and the newspaper has gone to press 37. Morgue a newspaper library where old newspapers are stored 38. Filler extra material kept to fill white space