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Journalism Vocab

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






2. A position that is partial or slanted






3. 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






4. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






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






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






10. The opening paragraph of a story that reports two or more newsworthy elements.






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






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






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






14. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






16. The completed page drawing.






17. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






19. 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.)






20. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. A story including a number of related events.






36. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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

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






41. The name of the reporter






42. 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






43. 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)






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






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






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






47. Abbreviation for paragraph






48. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






49. Information that is not intended for publication






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