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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.






2. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






3. A beginning reporter.






4. 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






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






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






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






8. The name of the reporter






9. 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






10. A line identifying the author of a story.






11. 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.)






12. Newsroom library






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






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






15. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






23. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






26. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






27. Believability of a writer or publication






28. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The completed page drawing.






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






38. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






42. An article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner's or editor's position on an issue






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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)






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






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






50. The place the story was filed