This document defines common journalism terminology used in print media. It provides definitions for over 70 terms related to layout, design, editing, and production of newspapers and magazines. Some key terms defined include things like bylines, which credit authors; headlines, which summarize stories; and captions, which explain photos. Other terms cover stylistic elements like fonts, formatting, and page sections. The comprehensive list aims to establish a shared vocabulary for discussing elements of print journalism.

1. Journalism IIDefinitions ProjectBy Erin Tieman

2. ADD - material to be added to a news story, usually with “first” or “second” in a slug line

3. AIR – white space

4. LOWERCASE – small letter as distinguished from a capital letterALIGN – to place adjacent to an even baseline on a horizontal planeGUTTER – long, unbroken space between two columns of type

5. ATTRIBUTION – source of the material in a story

6. AP – short for Associated Pres. A major news agencyBREAK OVER or JUMP, – story that jumps from one page to anotherJUMP LINES – continuation lines: continued on page 4

7. BAD BREAK – bad phrasing of a headline; bad wrapping of headline type

8. BANNER or RIBBON – usually a headline stretching across all columns of a newspaperWIDOW – one or two words appearing at the end of a paragraph and on the last line

9. BARKER or HAMMER – reversed kicker in which the kicker is in larger type than the lines below it.

10. BLANKET HEAD – headline over several columns of type and/or illustrations

11. CLOSEUP or HEADSHOT – photo showing head or head and shoulders of an object seen at close rangeBLEED – running an illustration off the page

12. BLOOPER – any embarrassing error in print (not a typo)

13. BOLDFACE – type that is blacker than normal typefaceITALICS – slanted letter form, abbreviated itals.

14. BOX – unit of type enclosed by a border

15. BRACE – type of layout with a banner headline and the story in the right-hand columnLEAD – the beginning paragraph or paragraphs of a story

16. BREAK – point at which the story turns from one column to another

17. BROKEN HEADS – headlines with lines of different widths

18. BULLETS – larges periods used for decoration, usually at the beginning of paragraphs

19. BUMPER or TOMBSTONE – two elements placed side by side, also called a Tombstone when it refers to headlines

20. BYLINE – credit given in print to the article’s author

21. CANNNED COPY – copy released by syndicate

22. CAPS – short for capital or uppercase lettersSTANDALONE – a photo without an accompanying story

23. CAPTION or CUTLINE –explanatory material, usually placed beneath a picture

24. CENTER SPREAD or DOUBLE TRUCK – two facing pages made up as one in the center of a newspaper sectionSPREAD – story predominately displayed often over several columns and with art

25. CENTERED – placed in the middle of a lineDROPOUT – a subsidiary headline

26. COL. – abbreviation for column

27. RUNAROUND – method of setting type to run around a pictureCOLUMN INCH – unit of space measurement: one column wide and one inch deep

28. CROSSLINE – headline composed of a single line

29. DASH – short line separating parts of headlines or headline and story

30. DECK – section of a headlineDATELINE – opening phrase of story showing origin, source, and sometimes date of the story

31. DUMMY – diagram outlining the makeup scheme

32. DUTCH WRAP – breaking body type from one column to another not covered by the display line [raw wrap]

33. EARS – small box on one or both sides of the nameplate carrying brief announcements of weather or circulation, etc.

34. EDITION – one of several press runs

35. ENDMARK – symbol used to indicate the close of a story, such as 30 or #.

36. EYEBROW or KICKER – smaller headline over a headline over a headline

37. FEATURE – a story that stresses a human-interest angle

38. FLAG or NAMEPLATE – title of paper appearing on page 1

39. FLUSH – even with the column margin. Type aligned on one side.

40. FOLIO – line showing the newspaper’s name, date, and page numberOP ED – page opposite the editorial page

41. HAIRLINE – finest line available in printing; often used between to columns of type

42. HALFTONE – a photoengraving: a dot pattern that gives the illusion of tones

43. HANGER – a headline that descends from a banner

44. HANGING INDENT – headline style in which the top line is set flush left and subsequent lines are indented from the left.

45. INDEX – newspaper’s table of contents, usually found on page one

46. INITIAL – (initial cap) first letter of a paragraph set in type larger than the body type

47. JUMPHEAD – headline over the continued portion of a storyRUNOVER, JUMP STORY, or TURN STORY – portion of a story that continues from one page to the next

48. JUSTIFY – spacing out a line of type to fill the column

49. LEADING – the space between lines of type

50. LINECUT – Illustrations without tones, used for maps and charts

51. MASTHEAD – informational material about a newspaper, usually placed on the editorial page

52. NEWSPRINT – low-quality paper used to print newspapers

53. OBIT – abbreviation for obituary

54. POINT – unit of printing measurement, approx. 1/72 of an inch

55. RIVERS – streaks of white space within typeset columns caused by excessive word spacing or letter spacing

56. ROP – run of paper. Ads that my appear anywhere in several editions of the paperROPROP: run of the paper. Ads that may appear anywhere in several editions of the paper

57. RULES – any line that is printed.

58. SERIFS – the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of most styles of letters

59. SIDEBAR – brief story with a special angle that goes with a more important story

60. SKYLINE – headline across the top of a page over the nameplate

61. STANDING BOX - type box kept on hand for repeated use

62. SUBHEAD – one- or two-line head used within the body of a story in type

63. TABLOID – newspaper format usually four or five columns wide and about 14 inches deep

64. THUMBNAIL – half-column portrait

65. TYPO – short for typographical error (not a blooper)typoTypo: short for typographical error (not a blooper)