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Journalism Vocab

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






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

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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.






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






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






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






16. A story including a number of related events.






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






18. 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






19. An indirect quote or summary of the words the news maker said - condensing and clarifying a quotation to convey the meaning more precisely than the way the speaker expressed it.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






37. A beginning reporter.






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






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






40. The place the story was filed






41. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






43. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






46. People or records from which a reporter gets information.






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






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






49. The major story on top of page one.






50. Headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. Also called a line ribbon streamer screamer