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Journalism Vocab

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






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






3. 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.)






4. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Continuation of a story from one page to another






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. To cut or mask the unwanted portions usually of a photograph.






17. A secondary story intended to be run with a major story on the same topic.






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






19. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






20. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. A beginning reporter.






33. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






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






45. Information that is not intended for publication






46. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






48. 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






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






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

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