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Masthead

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, masthead means: A publication's identifying title display or, especially in American usage, its staff and publication information panel.

In Turkish: yayın künyesi, gazetenin adının yer aldığı başlık

How it is used

Check regional usage: the title display and the staff-information panel can both be called a masthead.

Example sentences

  1. The American magazine's masthead lists the editors and the address for correspondence.

    Here the term refers to the publication's personnel and administrative information.

  2. The newspaper kept its familiar masthead when it redesigned the front page.

    In this use, the masthead is the recognisable title display.

Common collocations

  • magazine masthead
  • appear on the masthead
  • newspaper masthead
  • editor-in-chiefThe most senior editor of a newspaper, magazine, broadcaster or website, who is responsible for all its content and editorial decisions.
  • front pageThe first page of a newspaper, where the most important stories and pictures of the day appear; also the home page of a news website.

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