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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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






5. A story including a number of related events.






6. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






8. The completed page drawing.






9. 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






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






11. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






12. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






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 department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






18. A beginning reporter.






19. 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






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






21. Newsroom library






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






23. Believability of a writer or publication






24. Information that is not intended for publication






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. 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.






27. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Abbreviation for paragraph






38. The major story on top of page one.






39. 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






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






41. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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