Newspaper

Newspaper

Printed publication of news, sports, markets, editorial articles, and advertising on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Industry: News service; Printing & publishing

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Interview

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

A conversation with a person in order to obtain information. Reporters interview people to find out about the topic they are writing about.

News article

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

A piece that describes and explains a current news event.

A newspaper is a daily or weekly publication that contains news articles, editorials, and other items. Newspapers are printed on large sheets of inexpensive paper that are folded. Ads (and to a much ...

Nut graf

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

The paragraph that contains the core information about the storey and tells the reader why the storey is important.

Scoop

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

A news storey that no other reporter has discovered yet! Every reporter wants to be the first one to write about a big story. When they do, they are said to have "scooped" their competitors.

Rag

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

A colloquial (a disparaging slang) term for a newspaper.

Supporting paragraphs

Printing & publishing; Newspaper

Paragraphs following the lead; these paragraphs go into more detail about the topic, often including quotes and interesting facts. The less important information should appear later in the article, ...