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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner's or editor's position on an issue






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






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






4. 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.)






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Newsroom library






11. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






12. A line identifying the author of a story.






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. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






18. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






19. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






23. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






24. A beginning reporter.






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






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






27. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






29. 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






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






31. 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)






32. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Information that is not intended for publication






44. Believability of a writer or publication






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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