Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Content for print (terms)

Hard news -

  • Seriousness: Politics, economics, crime, war, and disasters are considered serious topics, as are certain aspects of law, business, science, and technology.
  • Timeliness: Stories that cover current events—the progress of a war, the results of a vote, the breaking out of a fire, a significant statement, the freeing of a prisoner, an economic report of note.


Soft news -
  • The least serious subjects: Arts and entertainment, sports, lifestyles, "human interest", and celebrities.
  • Not timely: There is no precipitating event triggering the story, other than a reporter's curiosity.

Masthead - is the name of the newspaper or magazine (states the title) e.g: The Sun

By-lines - is a line above an article stating the person who wrote the article.

Gutters - are spaced out line of type so that each line fits flush to the margin.

Justified text - is the first few sentences or paragraph's of a news story.

Headline - A title over a newspaper article which summarises the main point for the reader.

Caption - A title or explanatory phrase accompanying a picture.

Lead -

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