cutlines Limelight Headlines A headline is the title of an article It appears at the top of an article Ex Limestone takes next step Man arrested in wifes death How to write headlines ID: 543588
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Headlines and cutlines
LimelightSlide2
Headlines
A headline is the “title” of an article.
It appears at the top of an article.
Ex. Limestone takes next step
Man arrested in wife’s deathSlide3
How to write headlines
A headline should summarize the article
A headline must be written in present tense (even if the event occurred in the past)
Only the first word in a headline is capitalized, unless there are other proper nouns
Headlines should be no more than five to seven words MAXIMUMSlide4
How to write headlines
Headlines should not contain quotes unless they are essential to the headline.
Headlines should not contain first or second personal pronouns (no I, me, my, you, your, yours, etc.)
Headlines should be as concise and possible and therefore, do not have to be complete sentences and do not have periods.Slide5
How to write headlines
Headlines should RARELY (if ever) contain all CAPS
or questions.
WAR, PEARL HARBOR BOMBED, etc.
Any number that occurs in headlines is a numeral. This is different from text in an article.
If quotations are to be used for any reason, use single quotes (‘ ‘) and not double quotes (“ “).
Abbreviations are OK if they are familiar to your readers. Examples: LCHS, APS, MPS, etc.Slide6
Subheads
If a headline doesn’t explain an entire story, a subhead can be used.
A subhead is a smaller headline.
It contains more words than a headline.
It gives more information than a headline.
It is always placed below the main headline.Slide7
Subheads
Man arrested in wife’s death
Police: Far North Peoria killing staged to look like burglary
No. 1 gets 2
nd
chance
Top-ranked Illini Central stops
Cissna
Park to return to Class 1A state semis.
Komen
adds a longer fall race
Promise Run and Relay will be a half-marathon across Michel BridgeSlide8
Cutlines
Cutlines
are the sentences below photos that explain what is going on in the photo.
Cutlines
are ALWAYS written in present tense.
Cutlines
are ALWAYS complete sentences.
Cutlines
follow regular AP style rules.