Parts of a Newspaper

 


some of the major parts of a news paper include: a headline, cut, nameplate, deck, by-line, photo credit, index, cutline, graphic, jump line, and lead.

Headline: the title given to a story
Cut: a photo or illustration
Nameplate/Masthead: a newspaper's name printed in a special type on the front page
Deck: a secondary head-line which provides additional info about the story
By-Line: name of the writer appearing above the article
Photo Credit: a reference to the source of a photograph
Index: an alphabetized table of contents f the newspaper
Cutline: descriptive info appearing with a piece of "art", also called a caption
Graphic: a combination of artwork and words which helps to visually explain a story
Jump Line: line telling readers where the story is continued
Lead: the first sentence of a news story informing the reader of who, where, what, when and sometimes how and why.

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