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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






3. The major story on top of page one.






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






5. The organization of a news story in which information is arranged in descending order of importance.






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






7. The place the story was filed






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






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






10. Abbreviation for paragraph






11. Publicity story or a story that contains unwarranted superlatives.






12. A worldwide news-gathering cooperative owned by its subscribers.






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






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






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






16. Line of type at the bottom of a column which directs the reader to somewhere else in the paper where the story is completed allowing more space for stories to begin on the front page






17. Newsroom library






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






19. A writer's development of distinctive characteristics and idiosyncrasies of language use that make his or her writing as easily recognizable as the inflections tone and pronunciation of speech that make a person's vocalized speech pat terns distinc






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






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






22. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






24. A beginning reporter.






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






26. An ending that finishes a story with a climax surprise or punch line






27. Believability of a writer or publication






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






29. In libel law a reckless disregard for the truth such as when a reporter or an editor knows that a statement is false and prints or airs it anyway.






30. 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)






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






32. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






36. 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.






37. Narrow margin of white space in the center area in a magazine newspaper or book where two pages meet






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






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






40. Legislation giving journalists the right to protect the identity of sources.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A fragment of information that may lead to a story.






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






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






50. A position that is partial or slanted