parts of a news paper

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  • The name plate is the banner on the front of a newsletter that identifies the publication 
  • The ear is the space next to the name plate on either corner at the top of the front page of a newspaper
  • The streamer or also known as banner is a large heavy headline printed across the width of a page of a newspaper
  •  A small headline running below the main headline is called a deck, bank, or readout
  • byline  gives the name of the writer of the article.
  • A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper
  • Column rule sets the width, style, and color of the line drawn between columns in a multi-column layout.
  • The lead, or also known as the opening paragraph, is the most important part of a news story. 
  • A Cutline or Caption, is a caption that is usually written by the photographer
  • A credit line is  a kind of attribution that gives credit to the person or entity that has provided information. It typically refers to the line of text at the bottom of an article.
  • it indicates the city the journalist was in when he or she reported on the story. It also indicates the date the story was filed. Dateline
  • Teasers are the front-page headlines for stories that don't make it on the front page. They help direct readers to things they care about inside your newspaper, and they can compel passersby to buy your paper off the newsstand.