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CLINT CAMILON
Front Page

Editorial Page

Sports Page

Special Features
Local News
Foreign News
Dateline News
Weather News
Index
Other Things Found in the Front Page
News that
takes place
within the
country.
News that
takes place
outside the
country.
An out-of-town news story. It is
introduced by a dateline which
states the place from which the
story was reported, the date,
and the source of the material
if not written by the local staff.
Usually a boxed forecast of
the area, sometimes a
temperature, wind directions
and velocities. Extremes on
weather are reported as
more detailed news stories.
A slug line indicating an
important inside page
story and the page
where it is found.
Nameplate Column Rule
Ears Fold
Banner Byline
Running Head Box
Headline Cut
Deck Cutline
Lead Kicker
News Story Credit Line
Columns
The engraved or
printed name of the
newspaper as the
Manila Times or The
PNC Torch.
The little boxes on
either side of the
nameplate.
The principal headline
bearing the boldest and
biggest type. It is the title of
the most important news of
the day which is called
banner news.
A head made up of
two or more lines.
 The title of any news
story. The word headline
is used only for titles of
news stories, thus the
various rules for writing
it.
A subordinate headline placed
immediately below its mother
headline, also known as bank or
readout.
The beginning of a news story. It
may be a word, a group of words,
a sentence, or even a paragraph.
The whole story of an event
composed of the lead and the
text which is the elaboration of
the lead.
The horizontal division into
parts of a newspaper. Many
national papers are divided
eight columns while a
typical school paper is
divided into five columns of
12 ems each.
The vertical line that
divides the page into
columns. Most pages of
newspaper are divided
into columns by a space
usually one em wide. This
space is called the sunken
rule.
The imaginary horizontal
line that divides the
newspaper equally into
two parts.
The signature of a
reporter preceding a news
feature as By Warren
Cruz.
News materials
enclosed by line rules.
A metal plate bearing a
newspaper’s illustration,
also known as cliché.
The text accompanying
photos and other art work,
better known as caption. If
written above the photo
just like a slugline, it is
called overline.
A tagline placed above
but smaller than a
headline, also known as
teaser. If is bigger than
the headline, it is called
hammer.
A line giving the source
of the story or
illustration as reprinted
from the “ Manila
Times” or Photo by MPI.
Consists of the page number,
date of publication, and name of
the newspaper usually written
on top of the page. This is also
found in the other pages.
The editorial box containing the logo,
names of the staff members and position
in the staff, subscription rate, the
publisher and other pertinent data about
the newspaper. A logo (a shorter word for
logotype) is a cut which contains an
identifying word or words, such as the
name of the newspaper or of a section.
Commentary written by any of
the editors who comments or
gives the opinion of the staff or
of the whole paper on various
subjects. It is the stand of the
paper.
A personal opinion written by
the columnist himself. Like
the editorial proper, it may
attack, teach, entertain, or
appeal depending upon its
purpose.
Usually a caricature
emphasizing a simple point.
Usually humorous, it has the
editorial. Standing by itself,
it is not a complement of the
editorial proper.
A short statement or quoted
sayings placed at the end of
editorial columns or editorial
to drive home some
messages.
A letter sent in by the
reader giving his
personal views on
certain aspects.
 Sports stories are
classified as news stories,
therefore, what may be
found in the news page
may also be found in the
sports section. Other
things that may be found
in the sports section are
the sports commentaries
and sports features.
 The modern newspaper
has taken some special
features and eliminated
some which have become
irrelevant to the needs of the
times. An example of this was
the society page.
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Vez!!!!