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It Does a Body Good Getting to Know the Newspaper— Inside and Out! Our class receives two copies of the Austin-American Statesman every day. You can also view the paper online. You have to be able to locate the parts of the newspaper. Nameplate—Flag The nameplate is just that—the newspaper’s name. It is located on the front page. Now, that you have located it, what are some other nameplates? They are: • • • • The The The The Wall Street Journal New York Times Houston Herald Dallas Morning Herald Masthead The masthead gives you the name of the publisher, editor, and other executives. It’s usually located on the opposite page from the commentary and on the same page as the editorials. Can you find it and tell me what the publisher’s name is? Who is the Managing Editor? Flag The flag is the same as the nameplate. It is the newspaper’s name as it appears on the front page. Broadsheet This word refers to the size of the paper. The Austin American Statesman, The New York Times, and Chicago Tribune are all broadsheets. Folded in half they form a tabloid. Tabloid A tabloid refers to the size of paper that we will be publishing each six weeks. Ears No, I am not referring to bunny ears. This term refers to the white space on either side of the of the newspaper’s name on the front page. Many times lottery information is placed here. Is there information on the ears today? Skybox or Teaser This term refers to a promotional box or advertisement that is usually above the nameplate. Is there a skybox in today’s newspaper? Staff Box The staff box includes names of the editors, a phone number, and usually a statement of policy. What page is the staff box found on? Does The Paw Print have a statement of policy? Column A column is the vertical division of the layout of the text on the news print. Can you tell me if the copy of text in a feature story or headline column is aligned rag right, rag left or justified? The text on the front page is justified. What’s the front page headline today? Headlines are words in large print that capture the reader’s attention. Extra large headlines are created in a sans serif font—like the one above. Sans means without in Latin, and serif means tails—the font is without tails. Smaller headlines that follow are created in serif font like this one. What is a subhead on the front page in today’s paper? Subhead A headline that appears under, above, or to the side of a main headline is called a subhead. It’s in a smaller font size. Can you find a subhead in today’s newspaper? Kicker A short headline ABOVE the main headline is referred to as a kicker. Find a kicker in today’s newspaper. Brief A small, tiny story is called a brief. Usually on the second page you will find the Daily Briefs. Within the sports section you will find the Sports Briefs. All these stories give local, national, and international news briefs. Sidebar or Box A sidebar is a secondary story that gives the reader additional sidelights of a major story. Find a sidebar in today’s edition. Breakout This is a text box that gives a synopsis of a story. A breakout gives key highlights that stand out. Find a breakout. Byline This is all about YOU—it’s the name of the writer of the story. Is the byline font typed in serif or sans serif font? By Eleanor Rigby This font is called News Gothic and is a commonly used font in the journalism business. The byline is typed in a sans serif font meaning the font has no tails – sans means without in Latin. Dateline These are the words at the beginning of the article that give the location of the story. CRAWFORD – The dateline above is from an article related to the protestors near President Bush’s ranch in Texas. Notice that the dateline is in ALL CAPS and a serif font is used—usually Times New Roman. A space is placed after CRAWFORD followed by two dashes and another space. Pull Quote A pull quote is a short sentence or phrase pulled from a story and set in larger type than the copy text. The text is in a serif font and italicized since it is an actual quote. It’s not paraphrased—but you need only place single quotes around the text. ‘She was really determined to get this case solved. She didn’t want it to go cold.’ Refer or Whips A refer tells readers to go to the inside of the paper to find a related story. It gets the reader to read more of the paper and view some…advertising! Can you find a whip in today’s paper? Jump Line This is the line at the bottom of an article that tells the reader where to turn for the rest of the story. It’s typed like this: See BORDER, A5 The font is sans serif and the article name is in bold followed by a comma and the page where the article jumps! Copy or Text A story or body copy is usually set in 9 to 12 point type and a serif font such as Times New Roman is used. The alignment is justifed—meaning there is no ragged edge on the right as you see here. Feature Feature story is a human interest story. Give me some examples of human interest stories we might use for our first edition? Hard New versus Soft News Hard news is headline news. It’s the guts of what makes students WANT to read YOUR paper. The soft news is the feature article that you write about such as a new teacher at CeVMS who just moved here from another state. More examples? Editorials An editorial is an article written about a controversial topic that includes the publisher’s view point. Folio A folio is the page number and date on each page. In the Statesman the page numbers are listed at the top with a .5 line under the folio. The section is typed in CAPS and the name of the paper and the date are place in a condensed font. A4 Austin American-Statesman ENTERTAINMENT Sunday, September 24, 2007 Cutline A cutline is a caption. They are typed in a sans serif font and use justified alignment. Find a cutline. Brainstorming for Ideas for our First Edition • • • • Front Page News—Hard News – p.1 Feature Stories—Soft News p. 2 and 3 Editorials—Commentaries p. 4 and 5 Movie and Book Reviews—Puzzles— Comics—Horoscopes—Briefs—Word Jumbles – p. 6 and 7 • Advertising – any page • Sports – p. 8 Look in your staff manual • Can you find our advertising deadline dates? • Does anyone have a parent or friend (adult with a business) who may want to advertise? We have Paw Print business ad forms for YOU to give to a potential advertiser. • Can you find our deadline date for publishing our first edition? • Can you find our “drop dead” workday when we have to get all stories laid out and photos placed? This week you will begin a graphic organizer so we can “spice up” our paper. • Next week we will learn how to interview. • The following week we will begin learning InDesign and layout. • The second six weeks we will begin the writing stage of news reporting.