What Is a Cut in Journalism

Cut — To shorten newspaper copy; also means a newspaper photograph. Cutline — The information below a picture or art, which describes it; also called a caption. Dateline — The line at the beginning of a story giving the place and date of the reported incident.

What are the terms in journalism?

• Lede. The lede is the first sentence of a hard-news story; a succinct summary of the story’s main point. …
• Inverted Pyramid. The inverted pyramid is the model used to describe how a news story is structured. …
• Copy. …
• Byline. …
• Dateline. …
• Source. …
• Anonymous source. …
• Attribution.

What are the sections of a newspaper called?

Most newspapers are divided into sections. Typical sections include: national/international news; local news; sports; entertainment/amusements; classified advertisements; and neighborhood news.