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Down: 1) The essentials of any story: who, what, when, where, why, and how 2) The use of lines, screens, boxes, large initial letters etc. to enhance a design by breaking up areas 3) A statement which cannot be proven. 4) The portion of the layout which explains what is happening in a photograph. Also called cutlines. Often includes a photo credit. 5) Written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script 6) A smaller headline set under the main headline that is approximately the same length as the main headline 8) A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs 12) Adjusting the appearance of text to follow the shape of a graphic 13) An element of news that includes people or events with which the audience can identify; stories that are just interesting 14) A statement that can be proven. Not an opinion 16) Type with no extension at the letters which is easier to read at large sizes 20) Has overall responsibility for the publication 21) The portion of the story which helps the reader move from one point to the next: helps a story flow, adds information, and explains other items in the story 23) The name of the paper that usually appears at the top of page one 25) The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention 26) Opinion/Editorial; refers to the pages in a publication that express the opinion of the writer 28) Space in a publication sold to other businesses; display ads usually contain headlines, illustrations, copy, a call for action and information to identify the business 31) Information delivered about an event shortly after it has occurred 33) A form of headline consisting of a few very large words over a smaller subheadline 35) A block of text on a single topic beginning with some form of a lead followed by the body that contains quotations and transitions 36) A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage Across: 4) A vertical division of layout which aids in giving structure to a page 7) Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention 9) Type which appears darker than surrounding type of the same family; used for emphasis 10) A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action 11) A short (one or two word) statement at the beginning of a caption that serves to grab the reader's attention15) Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken 16) Two facing pages that are designed as one unit 17) The portion of a page with nothing on it used to draw a viewer into the other elements on the page18) Refers to the justification of text at its margins; left, right, centered, justified 19) Person who researches and generally writes stories assigned by editors 22) A box containing the names of the staff members 24) A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work 27) A style of writing most commonly applied to news stories in which the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story 29) An extension at the end of certain letters which make the type easier to read at text sizes 30) Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title 32) A question and answer session between a reporter and source to get information for a story34) A system of layout in which the page is divided into small units which are filled in 37) A statement make by another person included in a published story. A direct quotation is exactly what the person said and appears inside quotation marks. An indirect quote is a paraphrase of what a person said and does not appear in quotes. 38) The largest photograph on a layout 39) A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts
 

 

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