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Journalism Vocab

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1. A story intended to reveal the personality or character of an institution or person.






2. Using the work of another person (both written words and intellectual property) and calling that work your own






3. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






6. The process of preparing page drawings to indicate where stories and pictures are to be placed in the newspaper.






7. Abbreviation for 'hold for release.' Material that cannot be used until it is released by the source or at a designated time.






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






9. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






10. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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

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12. The 'banner' across the front page which identifies the newspaper and the date of publication






13. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






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






18. A beginning reporter.






19. Copy which accompanies a photograph or graphiccopy which accompanies a photograph or graphic






20. Correspondent not a regular staff member who is paid by the story or by the number of words written.






21. A typewritten page of copy following the first page.






22. Believability of a writer or publication






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






24. 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)






25. A feature story that focuses on the current fads directions tendencies and inclinations of society






26. Determination of the truth of the material the reporter gathers or is given.






27. The machine that prints a newspaper. Also a synonym for a journalist or journalism.






28. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






29. 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.






30. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






31. A secondary story intended to be run with a major story on the same topic.






32. A line identifying the author of a story.






33. The person who 'edits' a story by revising and polishing






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






35. A position that is partial or slanted






36. Information that is not intended for publication






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






38. The place the story was filed






39. Opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is identified by occupation city office or any means other than by name.






40. 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.






41. A story usually short that is humorous or pleasing to the reader.






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






43. 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






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






45. A newspaper story beginning that uses humor or an interesting incident.






46. Statutes under which an individual or a group can take action against another group or individual.






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






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






49. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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