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Journalism Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner's or editor's position on an issue
Editorial
Angle
Investigative journalism
By-line
2. A feature story that focuses on the current fads directions tendencies and inclinations of society
Bias
Trend story
Jargon
Banner
3. To keep abreast of significant developments on a beat or to report on a specfic event.
Spin
Beat
Actual malice
Cover
4. Opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is identified by occupation city office or any means other than by name.
Delayed-identification lead
Verification
Shield laws
Trend story
5. Usually means 'don't quote me.'
Lead story
Sidebar
Human interest story
Off the record
6. A newspaper story beginning that uses humor or an interesting incident.
Anecdotal lead
Editorialize
Date line
Exclusive
7. A worldwide news-gathering cooperative owned by its subscribers.
Circulation department
Shirttail
AP The Associated Press
HFR
8. To cut or mask the unwanted portions usually of a photograph.
Kicker
Crop
Credibility
Package
9. Lines used to separate one story from another on a newspaper page
Rules
Wire services
Circulation department
Lead or 'lede'
10. A typewritten page of copy following the first page.
Graf
Attribution
Actual malice
Add
11. The main article on the front page of a newspaper or the cover story in a magazine
Feature article
Wire services
Circulation department
Slander
12. A story supplying further information about an item that has already been published.
Jargon
Follow
Circulation department
AP The Associated Press
13. Hidden slant of a press source which usually casts the client in a positive light
Spin
Sidebar
Byline
Trend story
14. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.
Jump
HFR
Circulation department
Lead or 'lede'
15. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers
Pulitzer Prize
Jargon
Attribution
Human interest story
16. Headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. Also called a line ribbon streamer screamer
Banner
Attribution
Cub
Graf
17. 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.
Futures files
Story
Libel
Actual malice
18. The opening paragraph of a story in which the 'who' is reported by name.
Jargon
Libel
Op-ed page
Immediate-identification lead
19. Particular emphasis of a media presentation sometimes called a slant
Hard news stories
Anecdotal lead
Angle
Source
20. Believability of a writer or publication
Follow
Credibility
Civil law
Slander
21. 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
B-roll
Shirttail
Plagiarism
Investigative journalism
22. The process of preparing page drawings to indicate where stories and pictures are to be placed in the newspaper.
Pulitzer Prize
Lay out(v.)
Immediate-identification lead
Jargon
23. The completed page drawing.
Layout (n.)
Voice
Editor
Human interest story
24. A reporter's assigned area of responsibility. It may be an institution a geographical area or a subject such as science.
Attribution
Beat
Credibility
Slander
25. A position that is partial or slanted
Sources
Gutter
Bias
roundup
26. Abbreviation for paragraph
Clips
Participant observation
Beat
Graf
27. 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.)
HFR
roundup
B-roll
Tip
28. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.
Take
Human interest story
Circulation department
Voice
29. The place the story was filed
Beat
Op-ed page
Date line
Civil law
30. The person who 'edits' a story by revising and polishing
Screens
Editor
Morgue
Libel
31. The machine that prints a newspaper. Also a synonym for a journalist or journalism.
Masthead
Press
Crop
Immediate-identification lead
32. 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
Voice
Cub
General manager
Soft news
33. The caption that accompanies a newspaper or magazine photograph.
Verification
Immediate-identification lead
Cutline
Wire services
34. 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
Gutter
Take
Sidebar
Plagiarism
35. An ending that finishes a story with a climax surprise or punch line
Kicker
Lead or 'lede'
Tip
Editorialize
36. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper
Gutter
Background
Screens
Plagiarism
37. The first sentence or first few sentences of a story
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38. Reporting that ignores or treats lightly negative news about friends of a reporter.
Crony journalism
Banner
Investigative journalism
Jump
39. Copy which accompanies a photograph or graphiccopy which accompanies a photograph or graphic
Investigative journalism
Shirttail
Source
Caption
40. A story intended to reveal the personality or character of an institution or person.
Profile
Sources
Follow
Participant observation
41. The name of the reporter
Sidebar
Spin
Paraphrase
By-line
42. 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
Futures files
Jump line
By-line
Human interest story
43. A collection filed according to date of newspaper clippings letters notes and other information to remind editors of stories to assign.
Credibility
Participant observation
Futures files
Masthead
44. Story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition.
Anecdotal lead
Sidebar
Plagiarism
Exclusive
45. To inject the reporter's or the newspaper's opinion into a news story or headline.
Futures files
Editorialize
Closed-ended question
Deck
46. The term most journalists use for a newspaper article.
Libel
Story
Press
Source
47. Determination of the truth of the material the reporter gathers or is given.
Banner
Verification
Exclusive
Bias
48. A beginning reporter.
Graf
Cub
Voice
Copy
49. The major story on top of page one.
Lead story
Credibility
Delayed-identification lead
Closed-ended question
50. Short related story added to the end of a longer one
Credibility
Jump line
Shirttail
Clips