Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 4 · column 3 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved
It is a long and time honored
tradition for newspapers to express their opinion, usually the voice of the editor. Perhaps that is why one section or page is called “the editorial” page.
When editorial opinion starts creeping, or leaping, into the sections traditionally devoted to and labeled as “news” that newspaper’s credibility suffers. Just look at The
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