Newpapers And Magazines- Terminology Flashcards

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Advertorial

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Page space paid for in newspaper or magazine that is made is made look look like editorial (non-paid for)

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Box out

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Separated from main text by a box.
Often include important and additional information

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Broadsheet

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Focuses more on serious and in-depth news

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Byline

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Printed name of the writer of an article in a newspaper or magazine article

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Circulation

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Number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are distributed

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Citizen journalism

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Members of public play a role in the teleporting of a news story.
Increased greatly with the growth of digital news platforms

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Columnist

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Opinion piece in newspaper
Could be established journalist, sometimes individual well-known in particular field

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Copy

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Actual words in article writer has written
As opposed to other writing such as headline and photo caption

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Cover lines

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Short phrases of a magazine that gives hints of what’s going to be inside

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Double page spread

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Article covering 2 pages
Usually important/significant

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Editorial

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Section of newspaper which gives opinion on major stories direct from title itself

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Exclusive

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A story that a newspaper or other media outlet has before anyone else does

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Feature

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A longer, more in-depth piece as opposed to the main stories in a newspaper
Magazines are mainly made up of them

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Headline

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Title of a newspaper or magazine article

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House style

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Particular “look” or aesthetic that a newspaper or magazine has
It is part of the products “brand identity”

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Local newspaper

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Small newspaper
Usually a weekly
Serves small geographical area

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Masthead

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Printed name of newspaper or magazine on cover

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Mid market newspaper

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Name sometimes given to Daily Express and Daily Mail.
Suggesting that they have an audience that falls in between that of the ‘quality’ and ‘red-top’ titles

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National newspaper

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Serves whole UK

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News agenda

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Main stories that are being covered by news media at any given time

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Op-ed

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Pages that sit opposite editorial
Usually feature opinion pieces and letters

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Political bias

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Political viewpoint favoured by the newspaper title

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‘Popular press’

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An informal name for the tabloid titles

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Plug or puff

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Box on cover of newspaper or magazine

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Pull out quotes

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Short quote/phrase taken from article and printed again in separate box

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‘The press’

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Informal name given to newspaper + journalists who work for them as a whole

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‘Quality press’

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Informal name for broadsheet titles

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Red top

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Name given to mid market tabloids (Daily mirror, The Sun, The Star)

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Regional newspaper

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Titled covering large regional area
Tend to be daily titles

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Splash

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Story given the most prominence (important) on front page

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Stand first

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First para of story or article
Often written in bold
And lead para

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Sub-heading

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Another sentence that sits underneath heading
Provides additional info

33
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Tabloid

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Originally a newspaper smaller in size
Now a newspaper that focuses on less serious news, entertainment

34
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Tabloidese

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Anything that characterises the writing style of tabloid titles
Example- use of short verbs ‘slams’, ‘eyes’, ‘blasts