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Newspaper Key Words
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- Q1The words that accompany an image give the meaning associated with that image.ANCHORAGE45s
- Q2A larger newspaper that publishes more serious news, for example The Daily Telegraph has maintained its _________ format.BROADSHEET45s
- Q3Includes the journalist’s name, details and can often include a photo.BY-LINE45s
- Q4An image that fills majority of the page.CENTRAL IMAGE45s
- Q5These are the largest text for the most important stories. They suggest the content to the reader and often contain teasers.HEADLINES45s
- Q6The people responsible for deciding the most appropriate stories to appear in newspapers. They may be the owner, editor or senior journalists. They will only let the stories most appropriate for the ideology of the paper 'through the _____'.GATEKEEPERS45s
- Q7Includes the page number for readers to continue reading that article.JUMP LINE45s
- Q8The way in which a page has been designed to attract the target audience. This includes the font styles used, the positioning of text and images and the use of colour.LAYOUT AND DESIGN45s
- Q9This is the title and design of the title of the newspaper. This may give a clue to the style & genre.MASTHEAD45s
- Q10The specific elements of a media product that communicate meanings to audiences, e.g. visual codes, audio codes, technical codes, language.MEDIA LANGUAGE45s
- Q11Where a newspaper may show support for a political party through its choice of stories, style of coverage, cartoons, etc. It may be subtle and implicit, or explicit as in the case of the tabloids on election day.POLITICAL BIAS45s
- Q12A quote that has been taken from the article.PULL QUOTES45s
- Q13A British newspaper that has its name in ___ at the top of the front page. ________ have a lot of readers, but are not considered to be as serious as other newspapers.RED TOP45s
- Q14The story that is given the most prominence on the front page of a newspaper.SPLASH45s
- Q15A picture or story that doesn’t relate to the rest of the front cover.STANDALONE45s