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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The completed page drawing.






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






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






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






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






26. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






31. Story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition.






32. Information that is not intended for publication






33. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






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






38. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






42. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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


44. The major story on top of page one.






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






46. The opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is reported by name.






47. The place the story was filed






48. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






50. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.