What is tombstone in journalism?

Answer 1

In journalism, a tombstone is a type of headline that is used to memorialize a deceased person. It typically includes the person's name, age, and possibly a brief description of their life or accomplishments. Tombstone headlines are often used for obituaries or memorial articles to honor and remember the individual who has passed away.

Answer 2

Tomb-stoning is when you are making your page and two different headlines for two different articles line up.. for example, if your one article's headline starts at the top left of your page and is one inch thick and the headline for your second article lines up exactly with the first article headline, that is tombstoning. The term "tombstoning" comes from the idea of a graveyard where all the tombstones line up and match. In journalism, tombstoning your headline is not attractive to the eye of the reader so therefore possible solutions include : making one head 1 inch, making the second 1/2 and inch... making one headline 2 lines long, the other just on line.. putting one headline at the top of your page and running your article horizontally not vertically and start your second article further down the page.