Run.—See Beat (1).
Run-in.—To omit paragraph indentions for the sake of saving space.
Running Story.—A story which develops as the day advances, or from day to day.
Scoop.—Publication of an important story in advance of rival papers; also called a beat.
Sheets.—See Arrest Sheets.
Slips.—Slips of paper hung on the police bulletin board or pasted in a public ledger, announcing such crimes, misdemeanors, complaints, and the like as the police are willing to make public. See page [35].
Slug.—(1) A solid line of type set by a linotype machine. (2) A strip of type metal thicker than a lead and less than type high, for widening spaces between lines, supporting the foot of a column, etc. (3) A strip of metal bearing a type-high number inserted by a compositor at the beginning of a take to mark the type set by him. (4) The compositor who set the type marked by a slug. See also Catch Line (2).
Solid.—Having no leads between the lines: as, a solid column of type.
Space Book.—A book in which the state editor keeps a record of stories sent in by correspondents and space writers.
Space Writer.—A writer who is paid for his stories according to the amount of space they occupy when printed.