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ATANDS FOR ASSOCIATE PRESS, A WIRE NEWS SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE NEWSPAPERS
ASSIGNMENT
A SPECIFIC STORY TO BE COVERED BY A REPORTER
BACK GROUND
INFORMATION A REPORTER MEST RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND A STORY
BANNER
A HEADLINE WITH LARGE TYPE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FROTN PAGE
BYLINE
NAME OF THE REPORTER WHO WROTE THE STORY
COPY
ALL OF THE WORDS IN THE NEWSPAPER
CAPTION
A SHORT PHRASE THT IDENTIFIES THE CONTENTS OF A PHOTOGRAPH, PISCTURE, OR GRAPH
DEADLINE
TIME BY WHICH ALL THE STORIES MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN
DUMMY
SHOWS THE LAYOUT OF HOW THE NEWPAPER PAGE WILL LOOK
EDITORIAL
A COLUMN THAT EXPRESSES A PERSONAL VIEWPOINT OR OPION
HEADLINE
LARGE TYPE WORDS BEFORE OR ABOVE AN ARTICLE THAT TELL WHAT THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT(TITLE)
JUMPLINE
TELLS WHERE THE STORY IS CONTINUED
LEAD
FIRST PARAGRAPH OF A STORY WHICH COVERS THE 5 W'S (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHER, WHY) AND SOMETIMES HOW

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