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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. A position that is partial or slanted






3. 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






4. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. The place the story was filed






17. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






20. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






31. Newsroom library






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






47. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






49. A beginning reporter.






50. The major story on top of page one.