BASJOURN QT4

• Flag/Nameplate


  The engraved or printed name or logo/symbol of the newspaper
• Folio


  Publication information (e.g. the date, page number, volume/issue number) often located under the nameplate
• Ears


  Little boxes in either or both sides of the nameplate
• Headline


  Any title of any story in the newspaper
• Streamer


  A newspaper headline that runs across the entire page
• Umbrella


  A streamer that is placed at the very top of the page above the nameplate of the newspaper
• Banner Head


  The principal headline which is usually written in the boldest and biggest font
• Running Head


  Headline with two or more lines
• Strapline/Reverse Shoulder


  A headline written beneath the main headline, and is smaller than the main headline
• Subhead


  One or two-word headline inserted at the head of a paragraph to break the monotony of a solid column of type
• Kicker/Shoulder


  A tagline above but smaller than the main headline
• Hammer/Barker


  A tagline above but bigger than the main headline
• Deck


  Used to describe each line in a newspaper headline
• Box


  Any news material enclosed by line rules
• Body Copy


  The main part of a story
• Sidebar


  A short story related to the main story and run adjacent to it
• Filler


  A short item (e.g. infographics) that is used to fill up space on a newspaper page
• Infographic


  An art form where words are used with charts, illustrations, graphs or photographs to tell a news story
• Teaser/Window


  A front-page box that lists the important stories run on inside pages
• Byline

  Name or pseudonym of the reporter who prepared the news
• Dateline


  The name of the city from where a story originated and the date on which it was written
• Cutline/Caption


  The text accompanying photos or other art works
• Overline


  A cutline written or shown above the photo
• Credit Line


  A line given as a pay of respect to the source of the story or illustration printed
• Jump Story


  A story from one page that is continued in another page
• Jump Line


  Used to inform the reader of the page and column number where he can find the rest of the story
• Jump Page


  The page on which stories are continued or jumped
• Column Story


  A weekly or fortnightly article written by a seasoned commentator, who is either a journalist or a specialist
• Editorial/Leader


  The article that represents the newspaper's opinion
• Editorial Cartoon


  Graphic expressions of the cartoonist's ideas and opinions
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters sent from readers that often include strong opinions about something the newspaper has published
• Editorial Box


  Contains the members of the editorial board who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take
• Erratum


  Correction of a production error (i.e., an error introduced during the publishing process)
• Corrigendum


  Correction of an author's error
• Columns

  Horizontal divisions of the parts or texts of a newspaper
• Pull-quote


  A brief, attention-catching quotation, typically in a distinctive typeface, taken from the main text of an article and used as a graphic feature
• Fold


  Imaginary horizontal lines that divide the paper equally into two
• Photos


  Pictures that accompany or supplement a news story