PARTS OF THE

FRONTPAGE
FRONTPAGE
• A newspaper’s front door.
• It’s the first thing a reader sees.
•The stories that appear there are
ones that will be talked about all
day.
Nameplate
This is the newspaper’s name. It's
also sometimes called the flag,
logo or masthead. Traditionally,
newspaper nameplates are
printed in a fancy style called
“black letter” or “old English.”
The design gives an air of
authority to the newspaper and
implies a rich tradition.
Ear
For obvious reasons,
the top corners of a
newspaper page are
called “ears.” Little
snippets of
information are
sometimes put here.
Headline
This should give the
story in a nutshell,
letting a reader decide
whether to read the
article. Usually, the
bigger the headline,
the more important the
story.
Banner Headline
The biggest news of
the day. This
headline is
characterized by
having the biggest
font size in the front
Byline
This is the name
of the person
who wrote the
story.
Cutline
The text
accompanying
photos and other art
work, better known
as caption. If written
above the photo just
like a slug line, it is
called over line.
Jump Line
Stories started on
the front page finish
up on another page
inside the A section.
The jump line tells
you on what page
the story continues.
The Fold
This is where the paper folds
in half. When it’s inserted
into those blue street boxes
or stacked on a store’s
counter, the top half is all you
see. Some people say that
stories that fall “below the
fold” (on the bottom half)
aren't as important as those
“above the fold.”
Dateline
Stories have a dateline if they
were written by a reporter
outside the reporter’s area.
The dateline may include the
date the story was written
and the city in which it was
written. If there is no date,
the story is less than 24 hours
old.
Index
A list of important
news not found in
the front page. The
page number for
each news is given
for easy location.
Lead
The beginning of a
news story. It may
be a word, a group
of words, a
sentence, or even
a paragraph.
Column Rule
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.
 EVALUATION

Answer Quiz 6: Parts of the Front

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