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Journalism Vocab

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






2. The name of the reporter






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






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

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5. The major story on top of page one.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






21. 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)






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






23. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






24. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






28. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






32. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






33. 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






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






35. A beginning reporter.






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. A completed television news story on tape which is edited before a news show goes on air and contains reporter's stand-ups narration over images and an out-cue for the anchor to start speaking at the end of the tape






40. A collection filed according to date of newspaper clippings letters notes and other information to remind editors of stories to assign.






41. Reporting that ignores or treats lightly negative news about friends of a reporter.






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






43. Particular emphasis of a media presentation sometimes called a slant






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






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






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






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






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






49. The place the story was filed






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