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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ending that finishes a story with a climax surprise or punch line






2. 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






3. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






7. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Abbreviation for paragraph






18. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






21. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






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






26. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Believability of a writer or publication






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






38. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






39. 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






40. A position that is partial or slanted






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The place the story was filed






49. 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.






50. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.