Vocabulary and Parts of Online News

the title of a news article. It's usually printed in big, bold letters near the top of the article. It tells readers what the article is about before they start reading.

• headline
• byline
• section title

the name of the article's author. It tells readers the name of the person (or people) who wrote the article.

• byline
• section title
• url

the unique, one-of-a-kind address of an article on the web. It helps you know exactly which web page you're looking at. It might also help you share the article with someone else.

• url
• byline
• image

the category or section of an article on a news website. It tells you what type of article you're reading and how the article is categorized by the website.

• section title
• url
• image

usually near the top of an article, under the headline. It helps introduce the article and sometimes shows details that words can'

• image
• section title
• url

It tells you how recently the article was published and how current the information is.

• date
• byline
• image

links to more articles from the same website. They may be similar to the one you're reading.They help show readers more articles that might be interesting or important.

• related articles
• section title
• advertisements

links to other websites that are usually selling something. They help the news website make money by selling space on their article pages.

• advertisements
• url
• sponsored content

This is not new (even though it might be disguised to look like news). It helps the news website make money by selling space on their article pages

• sponsored content
• advertisements
• comments

Thoughts and opinions about the article that any reader can post. They give readers a public place to post reactions, thoughts and questions. It is also a place to have a discussion or debate about the article.

• comments
• sponsored content
• related articles