Parts of the Front Page a el Nameplate. The nameplate is the engraved or printed name, logo or symbol of the newspaper. More often than not, the nameplate also bears the scope of the publication, that is, the date when the articles were taken. It also includes the volume and number of the particular release. Ears. Ears are little boxes in either or both sides of the nameplate. Ears usually contain advertisements or announcements. Banner (Head). The banner is the principal headline which is usually written in the boldest and biggest font. It is the title of the most important news of the day. This most important news is called banner news. The banner runs across the front page. Running Head. The running head is a type of head having two or more lines. Headline. Headline refers to any title of any news. Deck. A deck is a subordinate headline or head which is immediately placed below its mother head to give more information about it. Lead. Lead refers to the beginning of a news story. This means that a lead could be a word, a phrase, a sentence or even a paragraph. News Story. The news story is the whole story or a part of the whole story about the news which is composed of the lead and the text supporting and elaborating the lead. Columns. They are horizontal divisions of the parts or texts of a newspaper. The number of columns varies from one kind of a paper to another, that is, a newsletter has smaller number of columns as compared to a broadsheet. Column Rules. Column rules are vertical lines that indicate the divisions of the columns. In modern journalism, these lines are substituted with a space (a blank column rule). Space column rules or more formally known as sunken rules and are usually one em wide, With the advent of digital lay-outing, the printer may adjust the column rule easily and quickly. Fold. It is the imaginary horizontal line that divides the paper into two. The purpose of the fold is primarily rooted from the lay-outing rule that the fold should not overlay or run against the banner head. Should the fold run over the banner head, the layout is considered faulty. Byline, A byline is the signature, name or pseudonym of the reporter who prepared the news. It can be seen in various forms: by Ruben Balacbac, (Ruben Balacbac), R. Balacbac, or R.B. One common error in campus paper insofar as writing the byline is concerned is the inclusion of the colon between the preposition “by” and the name of the writer. This style is now obsolete, Usually,2 4. = the colon is deleted, thus, by Ruben Balacbac, not by: Ruben Balacbac. . Box. Any news material enclosed by line rules is a boxed story. In this case, ears are special types of boxes because they are specially named because of their position. . Cut. The cut is a metal plate bearing the newspaper’s illustration. Cutline. A cutline is the text accompanying photos or other art works. It is commonly known as caption. If the text shows above the photo, it is called over line. . Over line. It is a type of cutline written or shown above the photo. Kicker. A kicker is a tagline above but smaller than the headline. It gives stimulating but small details about the headline, and this is why it is also called teaser. Hammer. A hammer is a type of kicker but the difference is that a hammer is bigger than the headline. Credit Line. A credit line is a line given to pay respect to the source of the story or illustration printed. This is done usually for stories or illustrations imported or borrowed from other printed materials or people. The difference of a byline from a credit line is that a byline is usually a name, signature or pseudonym of the reporter within the newspaper staff, but a credit line is used for those which are borrowed or imported. Thus, foreign news and dateline news often have credit lines.