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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Determination of the truth of the material the reporter gathers or is given.






2. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Abbreviation for paragraph






15. The completed page drawing.






16. 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.)






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






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






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






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

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21. Believability of a writer or publication






22. 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)






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Newsroom library






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






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






38. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






40. The place the story was filed






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






42. The name of the reporter






43. 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






44. Correspondent not a regular staff member who is paid by the story or by the number of words written.






45. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






48. The major story on top of page one.






49. A line identifying the author of a story.






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