front pages

Where headlines live

Front pages are the first pages of newspapers, where the most important stories appear.

As a verb, to front-page a story is to feature it prominently: The scandal was front-paged across the country.

Something that makes the front pages receives major media attention: The controversy made front pages for weeks.

journalism

newspaper

Printed periodical of current events

lead story · byline · dateline · lede · coverage · edition · broadsheet · tabloid · masthead · newsroom

prominence

spotlight

Concentrated illumination source

highlight · showcase · profile · marquee · feature · debut · premiere · launch · unveiling · display

significance

importance

State of mattering

impact · gravity · urgency · relevance · consequence · notability · public interest · newsmaker

Categories
Opposites
newspaper section placement

front pagesback pages

Concluding sections of print

classifieds · classified ads · obituaries · small print · back matter

news prominence/significance

front pagesfiller

Substance closing gaps

human interest · soft news · footnotes · below the fold · afterthoughts

Family

front, pages, forefront, foreground, front page, front-page, forepart, frontispiece, frontend

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G