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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






7. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






10. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






11. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Believability of a writer or publication






23. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






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






28. Lines used to separate one story from another on a newspaper page






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






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






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






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






33. The name of the reporter






34. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






36. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






40. 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.






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

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






43. Abbreviation for paragraph






44. Newsroom library






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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