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Newspaper Scavenger Hunt

 

Below are 40 terms commonly heard in newsrooms. Look through a daily newspaper and find as many of the following as you can. Get your parents or friends to help you.

 

 

inverted pyramid story

personality profile

alternative story form

review  

feature story

column

editorial

house ad

folio

masthead

standalone photo

refer

promo

nut graf

standalone graphic

kicker

drophed

jump hed

pun hed

subhed

pullquote

op-ed piece

paid ad

byline

dateline

cutline

turnline

at-a-glance

graphic (with story)

anecdotal lede

locator map

wire story

photo essay

listing

flag

comic strip

scoreboard

briefs

Q and A

sidebar

 

 

 

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