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Journalism Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






3. 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.






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






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






6. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






8. Hidden slant of a press source which usually casts the client in a positive light






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






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






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






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






13. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






14. Line of type at the bottom of a column which directs the reader to somewhere else in the paper where the story is completed allowing more space for stories to begin on the front page






15. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The completed page drawing.






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






28. A beginning reporter.






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






30. The name of the reporter






31. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






33. 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)






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.)






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






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






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






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






43. Newsroom library






44. A story including a number of related events.






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






46. The place the story was filed






47. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






50. Believability of a writer or publication






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