Parts of A Campus Paper

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SECTIONS/PARTS OF A CAMPUS PAPER

A. FRONT PAGE
 Nameplate – the engraved or printed name of the school paper
 Ears – the little boxes on either side of the nameplate
 Banner head – the principal headline bearing the bearing the boldest and biggest type
 Running head – it is a type of head having 2 or more lines
 Headline – refers to any title of the news
 Deck – a subordinate headline placed immediately below its mother headline, also known
as bank or readout
 Lead – the beginning of a news story
 Column – they are horizontal divisions of the parts or texts of newspaper.
 Column rule – the vertical line that divides the page into columns
 Fold – the imaginary horizontal lines that divides the newspaper equally into two parts
 Byline – the signature of a reporter preceding a news-feature
 Cut – a metal place bearing the newspaper illustration
 Cutline – the text accompanying photos and other art work, better known as caption.
 Box line – any news material enclosed by line rules is a boxed story.
 Over line – it is a type of cutline written or shown above the photo.
 Kicker – a tagline above but smaller than the headline
 Hammer – type of kicker but is bigger than the headline
 Credit line – a line given to pay respect to the sources of the story or illustration
printed.
nameplate
ears

kicker banner

deck

Cutline and credit line

headline

Column rule

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