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Journalism Vocab

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






2. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






10. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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)






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






17. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






19. The completed page drawing.






20. The name of the reporter






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






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






23. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






26. A line identifying the author of a story.






27. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






29. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






33. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. The major story on top of page one.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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