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






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






4. A story including a number of related events.






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






6. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. To keep abreast of significant developments on a beat or to report on a specfic event.






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






23. Information that is not intended for publication






24. A position that is partial or slanted






25. Newsroom library






26. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






28. A beginning reporter.






29. Opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is identified by occupation city office or any means other than by name.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






39. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






49. A line identifying the author of a story.






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