What is a Newspaper?

Definition

Is a publication that is issued daily or weekly and includes local and international news stories, advertisements, announcements, opinions, cartoons, sports news and television listings.

It is an important method of letting the public know everything that is happening in their local area and around the world.

Even with the advancements in computer technology, newspapers continue to be an important aspect of everyday life.

Parts of a Newspaper

Front page Front of the newspaper Shows where everything is located Lists all the parts of the newspaper

• California• Weather• The Funnies

Saves time

Headline The words printed

in large type acrossthe top of a newspaper articleto catch the reader’s attention.

Byline

is a short phrase or paragraph that indicates the name of the author of an article

Dateline The words at the

beginning of anews article thattells when and where the article was written.

Types of Articles 1. News 2. Feature articles 3. Editorials

News Article These are found at the

front of a newspaper. They inform readers about things that are happening in the world or in the local area.

Feature Article In a newspaper, a detailed report on a

person, an issue, or an event. These explore news stories in more depth.

The purpose of a feature is not just to tell you what has happened, but to explore or analyze the reasons why.

Editor One of the people

who runs a newspaper.

Editorial An article in which the people who run a

newspaper give their opinion on animportant issue.

Sections in a newspaper

Weather Sports Classifieds (apartments, jobs, cars) News (local and world) Entertainment (movies, music,

fashion trends, artists) Obituaries (deaths)

Every Articles Need to Include Who was involved in the story? What happened? When did it occur? Where it happened? Why it happened? How it happened?

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• What is a newspaper used for?• 4 parts of a newspaper• Sections in a newspaper• Types of articles• Who is an editor?• What must and article include?