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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. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






4. The name of the reporter






5. The place the story was filed






6. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






8. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






12. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






14. 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)






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






16. 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.)






17. Information that is not intended for publication






18. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






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

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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






31. A story including a number of related events.






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






33. 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.






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






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






37. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






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






41. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






44. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






47. Newsroom library






48. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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