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Media Writing Vocab
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journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Associated Press - a worldwide news-gathering cooperative
closed-ended question
shield laws
takeout
AP
2. Providing a community angle on a national story by discussing its connection to local people - issues - or events
flag
developing story
localizing
justification
3. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
hard news
profile
series
graf
4. A collection of clips - press releases - notes and story ideas - arranged by date - to remind editors of upcoming stories to assign
font
masthead
press box
futures file
5. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
series
news director
news conference
follow or follow-up
6. A graphic device that labels regularly appearing material
jump
lead
multimedia
column logo
7. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
syndicated columnist
layout
justification
intro
8. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
jargon
press box
maestro
human-interest story
9. A story reported by only one news outlet
exclusive
cub
series
in-cue
10. The recorded voice of someone in the news - or sound from a news event
style
privilege
actuality
cutline (caption)
11. A type of blogging where bloggers post extremely brief updates
bullet
spike
quote
microblogging
12. A humorous - dramatic or revealing incident that's used to begin a story
dialogue
anecdotal lead
open-record laws
deep background
13. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
in-cue
spot news
live
credibility
14. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
anchor
slide show
fair comment and criticism
stringer
15. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
wrap
deep background
intro
angle
16. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
press conference
follow or follow-up
background
paginate
17. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
median
absolute privilege
anecdotal lead
podcast
18. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
VO (voice over)
agate
blotter
inverted pyramid
19. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
exclusive
enterprise story
break
VO (voice over)
20. A story clipped from a newspaper
clip
anchor
partial quotation
futures file
21. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
exclusive
kill
attribution
wiki
22. A feature story on the culture's latest fads - fashions - and ideas
trend story
package
agate
cutline (caption)
23. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
crusade
beat
hard news
follow or follow-up
24. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote
anecdotal lead
attribute
lead
press release
25. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline
B copy
brief
column
crowdsourcing
26. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
header
subhead
video news release
browser
27. A write whose commentary is sold and distributed by a news organization for reprinting in other publications
syndicated columnist
press box
sound bite
yellow journalism
28. A particular demographic at which media producers or advertisers aim their messages
target audience
transition
dig
pad
29. A situation where a journalist's personal interests affect the coverage of a story
conflict of interest
social networking
freedom of information act
paraphrase
30. The legal protection given to authors preventing others from copying or selling their work
editorialize
readership
copyright
talent
31. To design a page on a computer
broadsheet
profile
out-cue
paginate
32. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
prompter
column
lead story
blogger
33. Information gathered by reporters to help them understand a story's history - meaning - context - etc. also refers to quotes or facts that can be used in a story without disclosing the source's name.
change of venue
editorialize
background
paraphrase
34. The exact words spoken by a source
publisher
home page
layout
quote
35. The final words of a cut or wrap
story
out-cue
embargo
scoop
36. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
intro
headline
sidebar
bias
37. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
dialogue
hit
scoop
information graphic
38. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
refer
takeout
advertorial
tag
39. In libel cases - a person who has acquired fame or notoriety or has participated in some public controversy
beat
spin
public figure
tease
40. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
journalism
kicker
human-interest story
maestro
41. A timely event covered by journalists as it happens
B Roll (cover)
spot news
flash
freelancer
42. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
follow or follow-up
jargon
assignment
yellow journalism
43. Transferring a court proceeding to another jurisdiction after the prosecution or defense claims that potential jurors have been prejudiced by local media coverage
B Roll (cover)
color
change of venue
style
44. A story layout designed across two facing pages
futures file
information graphic
partial quotation
spread
45. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
syndicated columnist
wrap
attribution
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
46. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
suitcase lead
slug
blotter
flash
47. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
feature
stylebook
jump
editor
48. A self-employed writer who sells stories to publications
pad
nut graph
advertorial
freelancer
49. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
editor
shield laws
change of venue
inverted pyramid
50. A word or name that's stylized in a graphic way
package
kicker
flash
logo