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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The opening paragraph of a story that reports two or more newsworthy elements.






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






3. 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






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






5. The name of the reporter






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Statutes under which an individual or a group can take action against another group or individual.






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






17. Believability of a writer or publication






18. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






22. Newsroom library






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






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






25. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






37. A story including a number of related events.






38. 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.






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






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






41. The major story on top of page one.






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






43. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






44. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






46. 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






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






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






49. The completed page drawing.






50. The place the story was filed