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| banner |
a newspaper headline, usu. stretching across the page. [1/6 definitions] |
| byline |
the writer's name at the head of a newspaper or magazine article. |
| caption |
a heading, title, or legend for printed matter such as a magazine article, newspaper photo, or graph. [1/4 definitions] |
| carry |
to make (news, a program, or the like) available to viewers or listeners, as a newspaper or a television or radio station. [1/16 definitions] |
| circulation |
the number of copies of a newspaper, periodical, or the like that is distributed to readers at a given time, or the distribution itself. [1/4 definitions] |
| classified |
of or relating to newspaper advertisements that are grouped together and in small print. [1/3 definitions] |
| classified advertising |
advertising, usu. brief, that is arranged in columns according to subject in a newspaper or magazine. |
| column |
a regularly appearing article or editorial in a newspaper or magazine. [1/5 definitions] |
| columnist |
a writer or editor of a regular column or feature in a newspaper or magazine. |
| comic |
pertaining to a series of cartoons, or to a book, magazine, or newspaper section devoted to such series. [2/6 definitions] |
| comic strip |
a series of cartoons, esp. in a newspaper, that narrates a funny or adventurous story. |
| copy desk |
a desk in a newspaper office where copy is edited and prepared for typesetting, and where headlines are composed. |
| copyreader |
one who edits and prepares newspaper copy for typesetting and publication. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/4 definitions] |
| daily |
a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday. [1/4 definitions] |
| desk |
a specialized department of an organization, esp. of a newspaper office. [1/3 definitions] |
| edition |
all the copies of a single complete run of a newspaper or magazine. [1/3 definitions] |
| editor |
a person who manages the editing of a magazine or newspaper, or of a collection of works published in a book. [2/4 definitions] |
| editorial |
an article or commentary, as in a newspaper or on television, that expresses an opinion or viewpoint. [1/3 definitions] |
| extra |
an edition of a newspaper that is added to a regular publication schedule. [1/8 definitions] |
| feature |
a magazine or newspaper article that is given special prominence. [1/9 definitions] |
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