The word ‘article’ is derived from a Latin word “articulus”. The Latin term actually refers to a small joint. The term ‘article’ is also a part of the ancient French language. In old French, it means “separate parts of anything written.” The world started using this term widely in 1712. An article is composed of many elements, such as Headline, Byline, Lead, Body, and Conclusion. It is important for a journalist to add all these elements to an article. One can even add an interview to the body of the article.
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The term ‘journal’ also comes from the Latin word, “diurnalis”. The literal meanings of this Latin word are ‘daily’. French were the first ones to use this term after the Latins. The word reaches English language through the French word “jurnal” which means ‘a day’. So in every language, the word refers to a record of daily events. It was first used back in mid-16th century.
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