Masthead (American publishing)
In American usage, a publication's masthead is a printed list, published in a fixed position in each edition, of its owners, departments, officers, contributors and address details,[1][2] which in British English usage is known as imprint.[3] Flannel panel is a humorous term for a magazine masthead panel.
In the UK and many other Commonwealth nations, "the masthead" is a publication's designed title as it appears on the front page:[3] what, in American English, is known as the nameplate or "flag".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary, New York 1960
- ^ E.g., masthead of The New York Times
- ^ a b The Guardian: "Newspaper terminology" Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Linked 2013-06-16
External links
[edit]Examples of mastheads for digital magazines:
- Masthead at Vogue (magazine)
- Staff masthead at Fast Company
- National Geographic: [1]
- Masthead at Scientific American
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