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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The opening paragraph of a story that reports two or more newsworthy elements.






2. A beginning reporter.






3. Hidden slant of a press source which usually casts the client in a positive light






4. Damage to a person's reputation caused by a false written statement that brings the person into hatred contempt or ridicule or injures his or her business or occupation.






5. Usually means 'don't quote me.'






6. Services that provide news from around the world to publications that subscribe for a fee (e.g. Associated Press Canadian Press Reuters and United Press International)






7. The place the story was filed






8. To cut or mask the unwanted portions usually of a photograph.






9. An article in which a writer or columnist gives an opinion on a topic






10. The first sentence or first few sentences of a story

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11. A person who talks to a reporter on the record for attribution in a news story






12. Abbreviation for paragraph






13. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






14. Any written material intended for publication including advertising - What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.






15. Video images shot specifically to be used over a reporter's words to illustrate the news event or story to cover up audio edits of quotes (to avoid the jerking head effect) or to cover up bad shots (out of focus poorly lighted etc.)






16. A research technique in which the reporter joins in the activity he or she wants to write about.






17. To keep abreast of significant developments on a beat or to report on a specfic event.






18. A line identifying the author of a story.






19. The completed page drawing.






20. To inject the reporter's or the newspaper's opinion into a news story or headline.






21. An article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner's or editor's position on an issue






22. Headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. Also called a line ribbon streamer screamer






23. An indirect quote or summary of the words the news maker said - condensing and clarifying a quotation to convey the meaning more precisely than the way the speaker expressed it.






24. Believability of a writer or publication






25. A direct question designed to draw a specific response; for example 'Will you be a candidate?'






26. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






27. A reporter's assigned area of responsibility. It may be an institution a geographical area or a subject such as science.






28. Story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition.






29. A position that is partial or slanted






30. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.






31. The major story on top of page one.






32. Story that requires a great amount of research and hard work to come up with facts that might be hidden buried or obscured by people who have a vested interest in keeping those facts from being published






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






34. The opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is reported by name.






35. Lines used to separate one story from another on a newspaper page






36. People or records from which a reporter gets information.






37. Short related story added to the end of a longer one






38. Credit given to who said what or the source of facts






39. A smaller headline which comes between the headline and the story






40. Factual accounts of important events usually appearing first in a newspaper






41. A page in a newspaper that is opposite the editorial page and contains columns articles letters for readers and other items expressing opinions






42. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






43. A story supplying further information about an item that has already been published.






44. The term most journalists use for a newspaper article.






45. The main article on the front page of a newspaper or the cover story in a magazine






46. Stories that are interesting but less important than hard news - focusing on people as well as facts and information and including interviews reviews articles and editorials






47. A column of copy and/or graphics which appears on the page of a magazine or newspaper to communicate information about the story or contents of the paper






48. The caption that accompanies a newspaper or magazine photograph.






49. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






50. Any overly obscure technical or bureaucratic words that would not be used in everyday language