A2 Media Studies - Newspaper Features

1. NEWSPAPER
FEATURES

2. MASTHEAD –
Mastheads are placed at the top of the front
page, which gives the newspaper a title. It also
usually includes the date and the price of the
issue.
HEADLINE –
Headlines are used to give the reader an
indication on what the article contains.
Headlines are usually very dramatic to gain
attention. Which attracts more people to
purchase that specific newspaper.

3. BYLINE –
A byline is a line in a newspaper that informs
the reader who the writer of the article is. And
in some cases (such as the example I have
included) the byline can also give a small
summary of the article.

4. STRAPLINE –
A strapline is a usually a 1 or 2 line sentence
near the headline, which is larger than the
normal sized font. It helps support the main
headline.

5. JUMP LINE –
A jump line is used to inform the readers which
page to go to, if they would like to read the
entire article.

6. MAIN COVER IMAGE –
The main image relates to the main headline. It
usually takes approximately ¼ of the entire
front cover and is normally a close-up of an
individual or a mid shot if it showing a group or
object. This is used to instantly grab attention,
and it used so people know what the main
article entails without having to read the
headline.

7. CAPTION –
A caption is a short sentence above, below or
on the image. It gives additional information on
what the images is relating to.

8. EARS –
Ears are areas at the top of the front page
which are used for advertisements, or special
features (e.g. ‘20% off at Debenhams’) which
are used to attract more people to purchase
the newspaper.