Question

What is the jumpline in a newspaper?

Answer 1

The jump line is used to inform the reader of the page and column number where he can find the rest of the story.

Answer 2

Definition of jump line. : a directional line of print (as “continued on page 7, column 2”) at the end of the first part of a divided story or article in a newspaper or periodical or a line (as “continued from page 1”) at the continuation