Newspaper: Layout and Features of Front Page
- 1. NEWSPAPER: LAYOUT AND FEATURES OF FRONT TPAGE Dr. Amaresh Jha
- 2. Layout of front page
- 3. Terminologies • Name Plate, Flag or Masthead • Dateline and Price • Skybox/Teasers/Cover Splash/Quotes • Ears • Pointer • Headlines • Splash/Subhead/Standfirst/Deck/Off lead • Byline • Lead • Caption • Main Image/ Cut • Jumpline • Boxed story/Strapline • Advertisement
- 4. Marking the elements of front page
- 5. Name Plate, Flag or Masthead • The nameplate or masthead of a newspaper or periodical is its designed title as it appears on the front page or cover. • Another very common term for it in the newspaper industry is "the flag".
- 6. Dateline and Price • A dateline is a date on which a news report is filed or the date of the publication of the newspaper • Price the piece of text above, besides or below the masthead of a newspaper indicating the price or prices of the newspaper for a particular edition or multiple editions for different cities
- 7. Skybox/Teasers • A promotional box just above, below or besides the flag or masthead. • Teasers are also called Front Cover Splash
- 8. Ears • The white space above or besides the masthead is called Ears
- 9. Pointers • The piece of text which points to the page where the reader can find the news or information in detail. Generally the pointers are part of teasers or skybox.
- 10. Headlines • Headline is the title of a newspaper article printed in large letters above the story
- 11. Splash/Cover Splash/Standoff/Subhead/Off lead • Splash: The lead story. • Standfirst: An introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, which summarizes the article. • Off lead: Second most important story.
- 12. Byline A byline is a short phrase that indicates the name of the author/reporter/journalist of an article or report in a publication. Used in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other publications, the byline tells the reader who wrote the piece.
- 13. Lead • The lead, or opening paragraph, is the most important part of a news story. • News writing strives to answer “The Five W’s and H:” that is, Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. • Good leads answer as many of these questions as possible in the opening paragraph.
- 14. Caption The words that are written above or below a picture, photograph, graph etc. to explain what it is about
- 15. Main image or cut • A main story in a newspaper or magazine relating to the picture on the front cover.
- 16. Jumpline A directional line at the end of the first part of a divided story or article in a newspaper. Example continued on page 3, more details on page 3 etc.
- 17. Boxed story/ Strapline A news report that is surrounded by a printed rule. The box is used to display those stories that are important or unusual.
- 18. Advertisement The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in newspapers, magazines or any other media.
- 19. Assignment 1 • Take a newspaper mark the following annotations, take the image of annotations and send it to me on email ID: amaresh.jha@gdgu.org