masthead
information at the top of the front page of a newspaper
TRANSLATION
masthead = Impressum, Titel, Druckvermerk --- GOOGLE INDEX masthead: approximately 2,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
No less than 22 writers and editors are working on the digital side, according to the magazine's MASTHEAD.
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Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger said Monday's change, which also includes a new MASTHEAD and typeface, was a radical one.
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Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger said Monday's change, which also includes a new MASTHEAD and typeface, was a radical one.
(BBC News)
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masthead
noun
- the title of a newspaper or magazine that is printed at the top of the front page
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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To understand why newspapers and other periodicals use the word masthead, we have to sail the high seas for a moment.
On sailing ships, the mast is a long pole that supports the sail. The word mast is from the Old English "maest," from a Proto-Germanic word for rod or pole. The masthead is the very top portion of the mast where ships fly their flags to indicate their country of origin, among other things.
This sense of masthead was eventually adopted by newspapers to describe the top section of the front page where the title is placed. The famous New York Times motto "All The News That's Fit To Print" has been printed on its masthead since 1896.
In the US, masthead also refers to a list of the names of the most important people involved in producing and writing for a magazine or newspaper. This section is usually placed on an inside page, such as next to the editorials.
In online jargon, a masthead is the very top section of a web page that includes graphics and text designed to identify the website.
Finally, masthead also describes the name and information printed at the top of an organization's official letters or e-mails.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We created a new design for our journal's masthead."
noun
- the title of a newspaper or magazine that is printed at the top of the front page
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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To understand why newspapers and other periodicals use the word masthead, we have to sail the high seas for a moment.
On sailing ships, the mast is a long pole that supports the sail. The word mast is from the Old English "maest," from a Proto-Germanic word for rod or pole. The masthead is the very top portion of the mast where ships fly their flags to indicate their country of origin, among other things.
This sense of masthead was eventually adopted by newspapers to describe the top section of the front page where the title is placed. The famous New York Times motto "All The News That's Fit To Print" has been printed on its masthead since 1896.
In the US, masthead also refers to a list of the names of the most important people involved in producing and writing for a magazine or newspaper. This section is usually placed on an inside page, such as next to the editorials.
In online jargon, a masthead is the very top section of a web page that includes graphics and text designed to identify the website.
Finally, masthead also describes the name and information printed at the top of an organization's official letters or e-mails.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We created a new design for our journal's masthead."
