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Journalism Vocab

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






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






3. A story including a number of related events.






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






5. Believability of a writer or publication






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






7. A beginning reporter.






8. 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






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






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






11. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






15. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






17. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






19. 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)






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






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






22. The name of the reporter






23. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






26. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. A position that is partial or slanted






35. 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.






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






37. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






38. The opening paragraph of a story that reports two or more newsworthy elements.






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






40. Newsroom library






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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