ENGLISH 5: Parts of a Newspaper

functions as a short summary of the entire article

offer interviews of popular people, interesting people, and people who make a difference in their communities

appears at the beginning of an article and gives the writer's name

provides information and general knowledge

often include strong opinions about something the newspaper has published

contains news about other countries

an article written by the editorial staff from a specificperspective

contains business profiles and news reports about the state of commerce

data, facts, information that explain/lend authority to the main point of the article

official or “witness” statements authenticating or explaining the event or topic in the article

boldface, attention grabbing title of article

topical reports that focus on a particular person, place, or event with more depth than a news article

may include a byline, body text, photo, and caption

opinion and convey a message about an important issue in an amusing, entertaining, or poignant visual depiction

reports a recent event

often the first paragraph which acts as a thesis for the entire article

where stock reports appear

letters sent from readers to a newspaper, usually in response to an article

a section that is purchased and designed for selling a productor idea

all should be labeled, although that label might appear in smallprint.

the top of the front page showing the publication information and often located under the name of the paper

may address relationships between two or more countries, political news, information about wars, droughts, disasters....

provides news about a country's economic situation, sports, games, entertainment, trade and commerce

additional/historical information that further explains/lends authority to the article

a paper that is printed usually daily or weekly and thatcontains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertisement.

can often find reports about new inventions, innovation, and advances in technology

the first page of a newspaper includes the title, all the publication information, the index, and the main stories.

further explains the headline (usually one sentence in length)