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 often cropped by an editor so that they will fit onto the newspaper page.
Deadline - The time in 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 - Somethign written early in an article that grabs the reader's attention and makes the reader want