Lesson 3.1 Glossary

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A

attribution

noun 

To a journalist, attribution simply means telling your readers where the information in your story comes from, as well as who is being quoted

B

bye-line

noun
 a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article

H

headline

noun
 the heading or caption of a newspaper article

L

lead

noun 

The opening paragraph of a news report that gives the audience the most important information of the news story in a concise and clear manner,