VocabularyLesson 20

dummy: model of how a newspaper page will look

beat: the area or subject a reporter covers

bleeds: the picture goes to the edge of the page

widow: a word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph

During International Jazz Day on April 30, which is the last day of America’s jazz Appreciation Month, there is likely no better place to be than the corner of 18th and Vine in Kansas City, Missouri.

typo: a mistake in a printed word caused by hitting the wrong key

The dag begged for a treat.

masthead: where the newspaper’s name, publishers, and editors are listed

scoop: a story published by one paper before any others

crop: cut off part of a picture

stringer: a reporter who is not on staff, but send in stories

fret: worry