Oct 19, 2009 17:46
14 yrs ago
English term
tombstoning
GBK
English to Norwegian
Other
Journalism
Definition from
John E. McIntyre:
In page layout, to put articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. The phenomenon is also referred to as bumping heads.
Example sentences:
Avoid "tombstoning" by reducing the point size of the sidebar headline on the right-hand page. (Ohklahoma Com. for Teacher Preparation)
The reader would find it mentally impossible to grade the news value of stories, and the page would be like a massive "tombstoning" of side-by-side headlines. (Sanjay Ranade HoD, DCJ, UoM)
Hilarious "tombstoning" gaffe in local newspaper. (Dave Taylor and Intuitive Systems, Inc)
Change log
Oct 19, 2009 17:38: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Oct 19, 2009 17:46: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Oct 22, 2009 18:02: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"