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Journalism Vocab

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1. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






5. Newsroom library






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






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






8. A beginning reporter.






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






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






11. 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)






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






13. Abbreviation for paragraph






14. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Story that requires a great amount of research and hard work to come up with facts that might be hidden buried or obscured by people who have a vested interest in keeping those facts from being published






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






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






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






38. The name of the reporter






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






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






41. A story including a number of related events.






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






43. 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






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






45. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






46. The place the story was filed






47. 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.






48. Narrow margin of white space in the center area in a magazine newspaper or book where two pages meet






49. The major story on top of page one.






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






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