Desktop Publishing-Newspaper Terms

This puzzle reinforces a list of terms associated with newspaper production.

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Across 1. arrangement of copy (stories, captions and headlines), art, photos and white space within a page design 3. the publication's identifying emblem on page one; tends to include a date; also called a flag 5. mock-up or rough draft of a layout 7. sometimes called bumping or tombstoning as well; headlines that are right beside one another for separate stories; a bad layout choice 10. type that is even on both sides instead of ragged right 11. nice design item that attractively lists things; used in infographics 14. persuasive writing that appears on the opinion pages and reflects the staff's opinions on an issue 17. display type emphasizing the source's words 18. the opening paragraph(s) of a story 19. the page number, date and publication name at the top or bottom 21. contact information and in major newspapers editors; also has publication policies stated 23. written or published material harmful to one's reputation and possibly leading to lawsuits 25. unit of measurement equal to 1/6 of an inch; space that should be left between design elements 26. dots per inch; describes the resolution of a printout, usually photos 27. any written material such as stories, opinion pieces or captions

Down 2. the voice and verb tense to use whenever possible because it makes writing more interesting and lively and reduces wordiness 4. giving credit to the source (so-and-so said.) 5. most newspapers use this style; when the first word of the headline and any proper nouns or adjectives are capitalized but others are lower case as in a sentence 6. the inside space between two facing pages; be careful not to run copy over into them :>) 8. an individual staff member's opinion or light-hearted writing appearing on the opinion pages 9. AKA caption; identifies people and actions within photos 12. a big no-no in news stories because the writer inserts his/her own opinion or biases 13. artwork, but not photos 15. the line at the beginning of a story giving the name of the writer(s) and possibly the publication/organization he/she is with 16. some but few newspapers do this; when the first words throughout the headline are capitalized 20. the voice or verb tense to avoid whenever possible because it emphasizes "be" verbs and can be wordy 22. a proactive story; one that previews an event or discussion 24. to break or extend a story from one page to another; needs a line showing where and a headline above additional portion

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