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Journalism Vocab

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1. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






2. 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






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






4. The completed page drawing.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Continuation of a story from one page to another






11. Information that is not intended for publication






12. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






13. The name of the reporter






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Any written material intended for publication including advertising - What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.






25. A research technique in which the reporter joins in the activity he or she wants to write about.






26. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






27. Newsroom library






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






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






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






31. A story including a number of related events.






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

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






34. Narrow margin of white space in the center area in a magazine newspaper or book where two pages meet






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






36. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






39. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






42. Usually means 'don't quote me.'






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Abbreviation for paragraph






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