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Journalism Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A story including a number of related events.






8. Newsroom library






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






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






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






30. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






36. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.)






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






43. The name of the reporter






44. Abbreviation for paragraph






45. A line identifying the author of a story.






46. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






47. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






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