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Journalism Vocab

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1. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






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






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

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9. The completed page drawing.






10. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. The major story on top of page one.






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






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. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






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






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






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






46. The place the story was filed






47. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






49. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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