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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






3. A beginning reporter.






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






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






15. Information that is not intended for publication






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






17. A story that focuses on the human side of news and often appeals to the readers' emotion - a piece valued more for its emotional impact or oddity than for its importance.






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






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






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






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






22. Abbreviation for paragraph






23. Newsroom library






24. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






28. A position that is partial or slanted






29. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






33. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






34. The place the story was filed






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Believability of a writer or publication






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