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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. A line identifying the author of a story.






4. 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






5. The major story on top of page one.






6. Believability of a writer or publication






7. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Continuation of a story from one page to another






18. The name of the reporter






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The completed page drawing.






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






35. Determination of the truth of the material the reporter gathers or is given.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






46. Newsroom library






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






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






49. A position that is partial or slanted






50. 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