The front-page is the top-most part of a newspaper or magazine article. It contains the most important news stories of the day. The front page is usually divided into several sections. These include: a masthead, eye-catching pictures and headlines. A front-page reveals a lot about the attitude of the newspaper towards the news: if it is serious or tabloid, for example. The more serious newspapers tend to use a plainer layout and have less puns or jokes in the headlines. Traditionally, the front-page of a broadsheet newspaper was bigger than the one of a tabloid.
The term front-page may also refer to:
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The front page of a newspaper often includes colour bands or tiles that tease other interesting articles in the paper. These are sometimes called ‘puffs’ or ‘blurbs’. They are meant to catch the reader’s attention and make them want to read the rest of the story. The front-page usually includes the biggest news stories of the day from the country where the paper is circulated. It may also include a few important international stories.