This document defines key parts and pages of a newspaper including the front page, editorial page, feature page, and literary page. It describes common elements of newspaper pages like nameplates, headlines, bylines, columns, photos, and captions. It also discusses principles of excellent newspaper layout design such as unity, balance, emphasis, proportion, movement, and contrast. Layout is described as the arrangement of text, graphics, and photos on a page. The document outlines best practices and issues to avoid in layout like tombstoning, bad breaks, separating related content, and disproportionate or excessive emphasis.

1. CAMPUS JOURNALISMCAMPUS JOURNALISM

2. PARTS OF A NEWSPAPERPARTS OF A NEWSPAPER
 Front PageFront Page
 Editorial PageEditorial Page
 Feature PageFeature Page
 Literary PageLiterary Page
 Sports PageSports Page

3. FRONT PAGEFRONT PAGE
 NameplateNameplate
 EarsEars
 BannerBanner
 HeadlineHeadline

4.  DeckDeck
 ColumnsColumns
 Column ruleColumn rule

5.  IndexIndex
 FolioFolio
* In place of date, volume and issue number,
write your year and section, school year, and
quarter.

6.  Cutline and CreditlineCutline and Creditline
REQUIEM FOR HEROES. Rescuers dig out of the muddy rubble
the bodies of a fireman, an engineer and a volunteer who died
trying to save the victims of a landslide at Sitio Buyagan in La
Trinidad, Benguet, on Friday. EV ESPIRITU/INQUIRER
NORTHERN LUZON

7. BylineByline
150 die in Benguet slide
Baby’s body in sack moves mayor to cry
By Delmar Cariño, Vincent Cabreza, Frank Cimatu

8. EDITORIAL PAGEEDITORIAL PAGE
 FolioFolio
(Write the school year,(Write the school year,
quarter and page numberquarter and page number
insteadinstead.).)
 Editorial cartoonEditorial cartoon

9.  Editorial linerEditorial liner
• A short statement/A short statement/
a quote/a quote/
a sayinga saying
• Written at the bottomWritten at the bottom
of the editorial pageof the editorial page
• Drives home a messageDrives home a message
EDITORIAL LINER

10. Letter to the editorLetter to the editor

11. Masthead/Masthead/
Editorial boxEditorial box
Editorial ProperEditorial Proper
Editorial CartoonEditorial Cartoon

12.  Editorial ColumnEditorial Column
• Personal opinion by the columnist himselfPersonal opinion by the columnist himself
• May attack, teach, entertain, or appealMay attack, teach, entertain, or appeal

13. Characteristics of an Editorial PageCharacteristics of an Editorial Page
 Dignified and formal appearanceDignified and formal appearance
 Small masthead or editorial boxSmall masthead or editorial box
 Larger types for editorial properLarger types for editorial proper
 Masculine appearance (not the italic or theMasculine appearance (not the italic or the
script type)script type)

14. FEATURE PAGEFEATURE PAGE
 Article TopicsArticle Topics
• Arts and leisureArts and leisure
• ReligionReligion
• EntertainmentEntertainment
• ComicsComics
• ReviewsReviews

15. Parts of a Feature PageParts of a Feature Page
 Section’s nameSection’s name
 FolioFolio
 Columns/ feature articlesColumns/ feature articles
 BylineByline
 PhotosPhotos
 CaptionsCaptions

18. Characteristics of Feature andCharacteristics of Feature and
Literary PagesLiterary Pages
 Feminine appearance ( e.g. italics andFeminine appearance ( e.g. italics and
script types)script types)
 Wider columns (usually 3 wide columns)Wider columns (usually 3 wide columns)

19. LITERARY PAGELITERARY PAGE
Article Types:Article Types:
 PoemsPoems
 Short storyShort story

20. LAYOUTINGLAYOUTING

21. Layouting is dressing up a windowLayouting is dressing up a window..

22. Layout Definitions
•Make-up or window dressing of a
page
•Arrangement of illustrations, texts and
graphics on a page to be printed
•Selection of font styles, sizes and
colors

23. Importance of Layout
•Gives prominence to the news in proportion
to its importance
•Makes the pages appear attractive
•Gives the paper a personality/individuality
of its own
•Makes the different contents easy to find
and read

24. Conceptual Model of An Excellent
Layout

25. UNIT Y/UNIT Y/
HARMONYHARMONY

26.  The content of every
page and of every
double page spread
should blend into a
harmonious unit.
 Headlines should
complement each

27.  Pictures should not
distract the eye too
much from the type.
 No one part of the page
should overshadow
entirely another part of
a page, although there
should be one dominant
point of interest.

28. BALANCEBALANCE

29.  Pages should not
seem top or bottom
heavy.
 They should not
lean to the left or to
the right
 Perfect balance is
achieved by having
like units balancing

30. EMPHASIEMPHASI
SS

31.  Display news according
to its importance.
 The news value of every
story must determine its
page in the newspaper,
its position on a page,
and the size and style of
headline it is to have.

32.  Do not distort the news
value of a story by giving
it a more important
position or a larger
headline than it deserves.
 All stories on page one
should be more important
than other stories, except

33.  The upper right-hand
corner of the first page is
usually considered the most
important position. The
upper left is second.
 Positions above the fold are
more important than below,
boldface type gives more
prominence than light-face-
type.

34. PROPORTIOPROPORTIO
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35.  The general format
of the paper must be
in pleasing
proportion.
 The body of a story
should occupy at
least twice as much
space as the

36.  Banner headlines
should be used only
when the news really
justifies them.
Pictures must be sized
properly.

37. The lengths of
articles should be
considered. Although
you should try to
avoid jump stories, a
jump story is better
than a poorly-

38. MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

39.  Effective makeup
should not be stiff or
monotonous.
One of the chief
criticisms of perfect
balance makeup is that
there is no movement.
Everything is balanced.

40. CONTRASCONTRAS
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41.  Both light and
dark headlines
should be used.
Every head and cut
on a page should
contrast with

42. Contrasting adjacent
headlines will help to
emphasize the
importance of each
other.
Boxes and pictures
between heads are
sometimes good makeup

43. Extraneous factors that harm anExtraneous factors that harm an
excellent layoutexcellent layout
 TombstoningTombstoning -placing two or more headlines-placing two or more headlines
on approximately the same level specially ifon approximately the same level specially if
they are of the same font size and typethey are of the same font size and type
H1 H3
H4
H2
*Put a cut /picture between columns; use
different font size and style for headlines.

44.  Bad breaksBad breaks – breaking stories to the top of– breaking stories to the top of
columns.columns.
H1
H2
H3
*The top of every column should have a*The top of every column should have a
headline or a cut.headline or a cut.

45.  Separating related stories and picturesSeparating related stories and pictures
News
story(
H2)
H2
Cut or
picture
for H2

46.  Gray areas or sea of grayGray areas or sea of gray
*Use fillers instead*Use fillers instead..

47.  Screaming headline –Screaming headline – one that isone that is too big for atoo big for a
short or unimportant storyshort or unimportant story
H2
H1 H3
H4
*Use only the banner
or streamer structure
for the most important
headline.

48.  Heavy topsHeavy tops ( Don’t make the page top heavy.)( Don’t make the page top heavy.)
H1 H2 H3
*Proportion texts and pictures.

49.  Fit them allFit them all
*Avoid many headlines of the same size on a*Avoid many headlines of the same size on a
page.page.
*There should only be 5- 7 headlines on the front*There should only be 5- 7 headlines on the front
page.page.
 Placing small heads on rather long storyPlacing small heads on rather long story
*This refers to headline font size.*This refers to headline font size.
*Proportion headline font size or type to the news*Proportion headline font size or type to the news
story length.story length.

50. Layout DesignsLayout Designs
 The X FormatThe X Format

51.  The Curve FormatThe Curve Format

52.  The L FormatThe L Format

53.  The J FormatThe J Format

54.  The Umbrella FormatThe Umbrella Format