The document outlines the typical sections found in a newspaper, including the general news section on the front page, datelines indicating when and where stories were written, the table of contents showing all sections, the editorial page containing opinions of the publisher, local and foreign news, weather, sports, classified ads, business/finance, entertainment, home/culture, society page, travel/tourism, and announcements/obituaries. It provides a high-level overview of the main components that make up a newspaper.
1. PARTS OF THE NEWSPAPER
1. GENERALNEWS-This contains the most important news bothhere and abroad. It is
usually found on the front page of the newspaper. The title of the most important news is
printed in big bold letters. It is called banner headline.
2. DATELINE -The words at the beginning of a news article that tell when and where the
story was written.
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS-This is the most important part of a newspaper. This part of
the newspaper shows where to find all of these newspaper sections.
4. EDITORIAL PAGE-Printed in this section are articles called editorials. An editorial
gives views or opinions of the editor or publisher on certain issues or events.
5. LOCAL AND FOREIGN NEWS SECTION-Partof this section contains news from
the towns and cities of the nation. Another part contains news from abroad.
6. WEATHER SECTION-This section can find the weather, where ever you may need to
know.
7. SPORTS PAGE-This page contains news about sports events in and out of the country.
It also contains people well-known in sports.
8. CLASSIFIED ADS SECTION-This section contains advertisements which fall under
headings like Help Wanted, For Lease or Sale, Wanted to Buy. Also found in This
section are personal and legal notices.
9. BUSINESS AND FINANCE SECTION-This section provides businessmen and people
interested in business with information on banking, foreign exchange rates, imports and
exports, and prices of prime commodities.
10.ENTERTAINMENTSECTION-This section contains information about movies,
radio, television, and other activities for entertainment. It also includes games and
puzzles, comic strips and cartoons, and the daily horoscope.
11.HOME AND CULTURE SECTION-This section provides ideas about budgeting, food
preparation, house improvement, proper plant care, and the like.
12.SOCIETYPAGE- This section contains news about important or well-known people
who are celebrating special occasions or performing at a particular place.
13.TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTION-This section provides a guide to enjoyable
travel. It directs tourists to scenic vacation spots and gives information on the activities in
these places. Also found in this section are the schedules of the departure and arrival of
ships and airplanes, both domestic and international.
14.ANNOUNCEMENTSAND OBITUARY PAGE- This section provides news on the
activities of the different religious sects, suchas fellowships, seminars, prayer meetings,
bible studies, and the like. A list of people who died and the time and place of their burial
is found in the obituary page.