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  2. Glossary of journalism - Wikipedia

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    Also called a streamer. An extremely large headline stretching across the width of a page, usually at the top. beat reporting Also simply beat. blockline Another name for the caption of a photograph. broadcast broadcast journalism broadsheet breaking news Also late-breaking news. 1. A news story that has only very recently occurred and is newly reported, especially in broadcast journalism, and ...

  3. Tabloid (newspaper format) - Wikipedia

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    As a weekly alternative newspaper. The more recent usage of the term 'tabloid' refers to weekly or semi-weekly newspapers in tabloid format. Many of these are essentially straightforward newspapers, publishing in tabloid format, because subway and bus commuters prefer to read smaller-size newspapers due to lack of space.

  4. News ticker - Wikipedia

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    An example of a television news ticker, at the very bottom of the screen. News ticker on a building in Sydney, Australia. A news ticker (sometimes called a crawler, crawl, slide, zipper, or ticker tape) is a horizontal or vertical (depending on a language's writing system) text-based display either in the form of a graphic that typically resides in the lower third of the screen space on a ...

  5. Periodical literature - Wikipedia

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    Periodical literature. A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also examples of periodicals. These publications cover a wide variety of topics, from ...

  6. Wikipedia:Article titles - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A Wikipedia article title is the large heading displayed above the article's content, and the basis for the article's page name and URL. [a] The title indicates what the article is about and distinguishes it from other articles. [b] The title may simply be the name (or a name) of the subject of the article, or, if the article topic has no ...

  7. Body text - Wikipedia

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    Body text. Body text or body copy is the text forming the main content of a book, magazine, web page, or any other printed or digital work. This is as a contrast to both additional components such as headings, images, charts, footnotes etc. on each page, and also the pages of front matter that form the introduction to a book.

  8. Newspapers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Newspapers have been published in the United States since the 18th century [1] and are an integral part of the culture of the United States. Although a few newspapers including The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal are sold throughout the United States, most U.S. newspapers are published for city or regional markets.

  9. Newspaper - Wikipedia

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    A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local ...