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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Credit given to who said what or the source of facts






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






3. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






4. 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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Newsroom library






10. 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.






11. Publicity story or a story that contains unwarranted superlatives.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Information that is not intended for publication






19. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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)






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






25. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






27. The name of the reporter






28. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






30. 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






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






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






33. The major story on top of page one.






34. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Abbreviation for paragraph






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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