PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER LAYOUT
What is a Newspaper? is a report on an event that has taken place. Articles
may include a byline, body text, photo, and caption.
a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) Typically, newspaper articles that appear closest to the
consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing front page or within the first section are those that
news, feature articles, advertisements, and editors consider to be the most important and relevant to
correspondence. their readers.
Kinds of Newspaper Flag
Broadsheet a display used by a newspaper to indicate section pages
or special pages.
is used both to refer to a
generic paper size, and to Logo and Template
specific types of publications
which have historically been produced on -combination of typography an artwork
broadsheets. The general rule, the sheets are vertically -identity of newspaper/name of the newspaper
long and short horizontally, with a length of at least 22
inches(56 centimetres) and a width which can vary. Dateline
Tabloids the location (and sometimes the date) from which a
story was sent, usually given at the beginning of a story.
A tabloid is both a paper size and a term for the style of The term was first used at a time when news often took
the newspapers that tend to use that format. Tabloid is days to reach a reader, so the date and location of the
the smaller of the two standard newspaper sizes; the event were included in the story.
larger newspapers are called broadsheets.
Headline
Popular or well-known newspapers
internationally large type written and designed to summarize a story
and get the reader’s attention.
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal Kicker
Popular or well-known newspaper locally -The shoulder or kicker has been defined as the headline
that is placed on top of the main headline.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Star Deck/Drophead
Manila Bulletin
-is old newspaper lingo for the short article summary
Elements of a Newspaper that accompanies a headline
Column Byline
a vertical division of the layout that helps give structure tells who wrote the story; may include the writer’s title.
to the pages
Lead
Newspaper stories and images are measured in column
inches: the number of columns wide by the number of the beginning of the story, which summarizes it and/or
inches long grabs the reader’s attention
News Article
Photo
PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER LAYOUT
The image in the article that support the heading
an ad for a business or organization that appears on a
Editorial Cartoon newspaper page such as jobs or business ads to reach
local buyers
-offer an opinion and convey a message about an
important issue in an amusing, entertaining, or poignant Masthead
visual depiction
The formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officers,
Cutline/Caption management and place of publication. It usually appears
on the editorial page
-explains what is happening in a photograph or
illustration Wire Story
-cutline or caption sometimes may include a
photo credit, the name of the person who took the a story written by a reporter for
picture a news service
Editorial Feature Article
Type of story on the editorial page that expresses an report about an issue, person, event with added depth
opinion of the newspaper and encourages the reader to and more background details.
take some action.
Letters to the Editor
Footer
Letters sent from readers to a newspaper, usually in
information (as a page number) printed at the bottom of response to an article. They often include strong
each page of a document opinions about something the newspaper has published
Jumpline ž -It should not be used as objective sources for a
research paper, but they could prove valuable as quotes
-the line that tells the reader on which page the story is to demonstrate a point of view.
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Other Elements
Index
tells the reader where regularly featured pages, such as
sports, weather and local news, can found
Ears
Boxed ears are at the side of the headline in a
newspaper. There is no specific meaning for the boxed
ears; this is just what papers call it.
Classified Ad
An ad that appears in the classified or “want ad” section
of the newspaper.
Display Ad
