A to Z Challenge - G for Gutter

Theme - Journalism jargons

A newspaper page is divided into vertical columns of text. The number of such columns varies from newspaper to newspaper. Tabloids have usually four, while broadsheets have six or eight columns.

The white space between any two adjacent columns of text is called 'gutter'. Some prefer to call it an alley. It forms part of the white space on a newspaper page, giving relief to the reader from the greyness of the text and the colour of the photos.

How much should be the measurement of the gutter is a call taken by the designers, and is a part of the style of the newspaper. More gutter might be better from the aesthetic point of view, but it would mean less number of words for each story.

In some newspapers, there is a vertical line that runs through the gutter to separate two stories.

In the case of a book, gutter refers to the space between the two facing pages.

(This post is a part of the "Blogging from A to Z Challenge April 2019".)