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Journalism Vocab

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1. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






2. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






6. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






8. A story usually short that is humorous or pleasing to the reader.






9. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






11. Newsroom library






12. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The place the story was filed






24. 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.






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






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






27. A beginning reporter.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.)






35. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






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






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






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






41. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






42. 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.






43. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






47. Information that is not intended for publication






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






49. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






50. 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







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