Terminology - media texts

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- practice in using technical terms to describe the key features of newspapers
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the caption the text under a photo that explains it
a standfirst introductory paragraph in bold, larger font or in capitals
a pull quote a quotation taken from the article and highlighted in bold or large letters
a strapline a secondary headline below the main one
a crossheading a subheading, often one word, used to introduce a new paragraphs
a broadsheet a large format newspaper, considered to have more intellectual content e.g. The Times
the tabloids newspapers in a smaller format with short articles on topics of popular appeal e.g. The Sun, Daily Mirror
a byline the name of the journalist
a banner headline a headline that runs across the whole width of the paper
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