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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The place the story was filed






9. A beginning reporter.






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






11. A position that is partial or slanted






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






13. 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.






14. Information that is not intended for publication






15. The name of the reporter






16. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






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






22. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






25. 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.






26. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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)






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






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






35. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






37. 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






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






39. The major story on top of page one.






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






41. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. The completed page drawing.






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






49. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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