NEWSPAPER TERMINLOGIES ABBREVIATIONS

 ABC:  abbreviation for Audit Bureau of Circulation, an organisation that compiles statistics on circulation

acetate:  clear plastic that words are photocopied onto. The words on acetate are then placed over original artwork that is unscanable

ad:  advertisement

add:  copy to be added to a story already written

advance:  a preliminary story concerning a future event

advertising:  commercial messages that announce merchandise or services for sale. The messages are printed in newspaper space paid for by the advertiser

ad flow:  refers to the computer system that shuffles classified ads within their categories so that they fit best on a page

ad send:  a computer system that receives camera-ready advertisements from businesses using a modem

agate:  type 5 1/2 points in depth, the smallest ordinarily used in newspapers (72 points equal one inch). Usually used for sports statistics

air:  white space on a printed page

a.m.:  a morning paper

angle:  the approach or perspective from which a news fact or event is viewed, or the emphasis chosen for a story. See slant.

ANPA:  American Newspaper Publishers' Association

AP:  Associated Press

Associated Press (AP):  a cooperative, worldwide news-gathering service

ASNE:  American Society of Newspaper Editors

Assignment:  any news-gathering task given to a reporter

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