A student reads through an article in a newspaper to get the overall idea of the article. What is this (practice) known as?

Skimming is the reading strategy used to quickly read through a text to get the overall idea or main points without focusing on details. Scanning, in contrast, is searching for specific information (like a date or name). Top-down and bottom-up are models of reading processing, not specific reading practices. Therefore, reading for general understanding of a newspaper article is skimming.