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Journalism Vocab

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






2. An ending that finishes a story with a climax surprise or punch line






3. 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






4. 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






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

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






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






8. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






10. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






11. 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.






12. Continuation of a story from one page to another






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






21. The place the story was filed






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






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






24. The completed page drawing.






25. A story including a number of related events.






26. Abbreviation for paragraph






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The major story on top of page one.






35. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Newsroom library






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






44. Believability of a writer or publication






45. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






48. The name of the reporter






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






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