Newsletter vs.

Magazine -- newsletters are more specialized and usually have nameplate and several articles on the cover, whereas magazines covers have the only the name, graphics, and headline teasers. Digest vs. Letter vs Tabloid vs. Broadsheet magazine/newspaper formats Table of Contents Page -- The full contents of the magazine, usually within the first five pages (though it may come after several advertisements) Masthead -- The credit box, headed by the publication name, that lists sponsors, editors, writers, designers, illustrators, photographers, and others, along with the publication office address, subscription and advertising information, etc. Header / Footer -- The top or bottom portion of a magazine page, which usually contains the magazine name, date and/or issue number, and the page number absent on full page advertisements and in the pages of special advertising sections Headline -- The catchy title of the article S bhead -- ! secondary phrase sometimes following a headline. De!" / Standfirst / #i!"er -- ! short paragraph (often simply one line) after the head, that usually highlights something interesting about the article, gives more information about it, or summarizes it B$line -- The name of writer of the article ("by #ohnny $. %oode"), usually at the start of an article sometimes includes a photo

Dateline -- &or newspapers, the date and place the article was written Dro% Ca% -- The first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to "drop" down two or more lines may also refer to a graphic used in this position Lead / Lede -- The first paragraph of a news story (usually summarizes the ' ()s) Co%$ -- The main body of the article P ll & ote -- ! few words or a *uote, usually ta+en from the copy text, set apart (usually using horizontal rules and larger font) so as to brea+ up large amounts of copy ' (%lines -- Text telling readers the article continues on another page ("continued on page ,-") Contin ation Heads -- ! word or phrase that lin+s to the continuation of the article on another page in magazine ("see ./T0/T on page 1'" and, on page 1', under the second headline, "./T0/T from page 2") Sidebar -- ! related story or bloc+ of information set apart from an article, usually in its own box Ca%tion -- !n explanatory note or title for a graphic or picture )ndnote / Contrib tor*s Note -- ! brief bio at the end of an article sometimes used instead of a byline )ndsign -- ! small graphic (e.g., a dingbat) to indicate the end of an article consistently ends every article in magazine