6. NEWSPAPER JARGON Directions: Here are terms you should know as you learn more about and use the newspaper. Find an example of each item in your newspaper. Label each with a sticky note. Byline: tells who wrote the story and may include the writ- er s title. ✥ Column: vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches the number of columns wide by inches long. Cutline/caption: explains what is happening in a photo- graph or illustration. The term cut was first used when ✁ ✂ images in the newspaper were printed from carved wood and etched metal. This may include a photo credit. Dateline: location where an event took place and some- times the date, usually at the very start of a story. Date and location were first used when news often took days to reach a reader. Editorial: a column featured on the editorial page that ex- presses an opinion of the newspaper and encourages the reader to take action. 120 / 201 Fact: statement that can be proven (not an opinion).