Newspaper Glossary

above the fold – the top half of the first page.

ads – paid notices promoting items available for sale or lease or candidates for office.

article – a written piece about a topic.

beat – the specialization of a reporter, for example, government, business, or sports.

byline – the name of a reporter as credited near the top of a newspaper article.

caption – an explanation of a picture or illustration, usually placed under the picture.

classified ads – advertisements placed by people and businesses to let people know about items for sale and available jobs.

cropped - shortened. Articles are oftened cropped by an editor so that they will fit onto the newspaper page.

deadline – the time at which an article is due.

editor – the person in charge of the content of the paper.

editorials – opinion articles, written by the publisher, editors, and columnists of the paper.

feature article – non-news general interest pieces, for example, an article on stamp collecting.

five W's – who, what, when, where, and why.

freedom of the press – In the USA, the freedom of the press is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. In many countries around the world, there is no freedom of the press.

headline – the title of an article; it is set in large, bold type.

hook – something written early in an article that grabs the reader's attention and makes the reader want to read the rest of the article..

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

interviewee – the person who is being interviewed.

interviewer - The person who is conducting the interview.

inverted triangle – a diagram shaped like an upside-down triangle that notes the content of a newspaper article, listing the most important items first.

lead (or lede) – the first paragraph of each newspaper article (the first paragraph); the lead should summarize the main facts of the article, telling the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and why) and how..

letters to the editor – letters from readers – they appear in the letters to the editor portion of the op-ed section of the newspaper.

news article – a piece that describes and explains a current news event.

newspaper – 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 lesser extent, subscriptions) pay the costs of operating a newspaper. Synonyms for newspaper are paper and rag (this is a disparaging term).

nut graf/graph – the paragraph that contains the core information about the story and tells the reader why the story is important.

op-ed – the section of a newspaper opposite the editorial section, where more opinions are stated (these are written by writers other than the editors). Op/ed is short for "opposite the editorial page."

publisher – the owner of a newspaper.

quote – the exact words of your subject (the interviewee).

rag – a disparaging slang term for a newspaper.

reporter – a person who researches and writes an article for a newpaper.

scoop – a news story that no other reporter has discovered yet!

sidebar – a story that accompanies a main story, perhaps detailing a background event or a related topic.

supporting paragraphs – 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, since the article may be cropped (shortened) by the editor.

UNIT 2

План реферирования газетной статьи

1. Логическая организация информации текста

1) основная тема;

2) выбор использованной ав­тором модели развертывания информации из представлен­ных далее (при необходимости ее логическая реоргани­зация):

а) основная идея и сопутст­вующие ей детали;

б) описательная последо­вательность;

в) хронологическая после­довательность;

г) классификационная;

д) контраста и аналогии;

е) аргументативная.

II. Интенции автора и его от­ношение к сообщаемому (убедить, проинформиро­вать, развлечь, обучить...

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