- 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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