Slugs - Headlines - Categories

Headers	The standard header for a story consists of two lines: the slugline and headline. Extra lines may be added for bylines (the word By is capitalized) or editorial advisory lines (the word Eds: is capitalized and followed by a colon and a message starting with a capital letter). The final line of the header (whether it be the headline, byline or the Eds: line) must end with a letter space and an "equals" sign ( = ). This is necessary for customer computer systems to recognize where the editorial header ends and the text starts.
Slugs	The slugline usually gives the country or region the story is centred on and the subject. A sport can also be the first part of a slug: Tennis-Germany/
Headlines	Unlike the slug, the headline should contain the name of the country in full, e.g. Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa. Cap up: FEATURE, NEWS FEATURE, ANALYSIS, BACKGROUND, PROFILE, INTERVIEW, RESULTS, HOLD, KILL, CORRECTION, 1ST LEAD, ROUNDUP, LEADALL, URGENT
Categories	There are five news categories and an advisory code for transmitting on the dpa wire: i - politics u - general interest (customers will see this as "X") f - finance, business, economics e - entertainment, culture, religion, science, technology s - sports v - editorial advisories

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