Newspaper Terms

Broadsheet:
The New York Times, the Harrison Daily Times, and Times Standard are broadsheets.

Tabloid:
The Current, The Hawk Eye, and the Cincinnati Requirer are tabloids.

NewsMagazine:
The Bakersfield Californian, La Opinion, and Examiner are newsmagazines.

Headline:  a very brief summary that teases the story that follows.
Subheadlines:  words that come after headlines that provides more insight than the original headline allowed.
Boxes: lines that separate a section of text or a flag from everything else.
Photo: pictures that are placed on the newspaper for appeal, added effect, sympathy, and human impact.
Teaser: a short little something that gives insight into later stories.
Flag:  a statement printed on an issue giving the publication's name, the name of the owner/staff, etc.
Folios: a line of small text across the top of each page.
Caption:  lines of words that go under or close to pictures, giving information on the picture that it both provides and doesn't provide.  Also usually includes who took the picture.
Story:  the news being presented on the newspaper.
Byline:  a printed line of text accompanying a news story that usually gives the writer's name.
Jumps: a story started on a page and continued on a later page.
Story dividers:  horizontal or vertical lines that help distinguish between articles of text.
Screen:  a patter of tiny dots used to create grey areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.
Infographic:  a chart or graphic or something else visual that gives information in a simple way.
Masthead:  information giving the staff, publication, etc.