Parts of a Newspaper Crossword Puzzle

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FRONT PAGE: first page of the paper that contains the most important news of the day
NEWS: contains news articles written by the staff
OP-ED: contains the editorial and opinion columns. It also contains the masthead with the list of editors.
FEATURES PAGE: contains human interest stories
SPORTS PAGE: contains sports stories and updates on sports, games, and athletes
TAGLINE: identifies the paper’s motto and marketing pitch
MASTHEAD: shows the logo of the newspaper
BODY TEXT: the body of the news story
CAPTION: text that identifies or describes the photo that appear on the page.
BANNER: main headline of the newspaper. It carries the biggest font size, usually 40 points, since this is the most important story of the day.
BYLINE: name/s of the journalist/s who wrote the article.
JUMP: tells the readers where to find the rest of the story if it did not fit on the front page.
EARS: teasers found on the upper left or right of the masthead. It usually points to human interest stories that can be found on another page inside the paper.

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front page: first page of the paper that contains the most important news of the day
news: contains news articles written by the staff
op-ed: contains the editorial and opinion columns. it also contains the masthead with the list of editors.
features page: contains human interest stories
sports page: contains sports stories and updates on sports, games, and athletes
tagline: identifies the paper’s motto and marketing pitch
masthead: shows the logo of the newspaper
body text: the body of the news story
caption: text that identifies or describes the photo that appear on the page.
banner: main headline of the newspaper. it carries the biggest font size, usually 40 points, since this is the most important story of the day.
byline: name/s of the journalist/s who wrote the article.
jump: tells the readers where to find the rest of the story if it did not fit on the front page.
ears: teasers found on the upper left or right of the masthead. it usually points to human interest stories that can be found on another page inside the paper.