Masthead
- Formal statement of the newspaper's name, officers, management and place of publication.
- Usually on the editorial page.
Flag or Logo
- The name of the newspaper as it appears atop page one.
Headline
- Large type written and designed to summarize a story and engage the reader.
Byline
- Tells who wrote the story and may include the writer's title.
Lead
- FIrst paragraph of the story that summarizes it or engages the reader's attention.
Caption
- Explains what is happening in a photograph or illustration.
- May include a photo credit.
Dateline
- The location where an event took place and sometimes the date, usually at the start of a story.
- Date and location were first ued when news took days to reach a reader.
Graphic
- Use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters to beak up areas of space on the page.
Sidebar
- Brief story with a speical angle that goes with the main story.
Cut
- A photo or illustration.