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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






13. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






15. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






16. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






17. Newsroom library






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






19. 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.)






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






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






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






23. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






26. A reporter's assigned area of responsibility. It may be an institution a geographical area or a subject such as science.






27. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






31. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






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






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






36. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






37. 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.






38. A beginning reporter.






39. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






45. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






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






50. 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