Newspaper Key Words

The words that accompany an image give the meaning associated with that image.

A larger newspaper that publishes more serious news, for example The Daily Telegraph has maintained its _________ format.

Includes the journalist’s name, details and can often include a photo.

An image that fills majority of the page.

These are the largest text for the most important stories. They suggest the content to the reader and often contain teasers.

The 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 _____'.

Includes the page number for readers to continue reading that article.

The 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.

This is the title and design of the title of the newspaper. This may give a clue to the style & genre.

The specific elements of a media product that communicate meanings to audiences, e.g. visual codes, audio codes, technical codes, language.

Where 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.

A quote that has been taken from the article.

A 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.

The story that is given the most prominence on the front page of a newspaper.

A picture or story that doesn’t relate to the rest of the front cover.