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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. To keep abreast of significant developments on a beat or to report on a specfic event.






11. A story including a number of related events.






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The completed page drawing.






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






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






22. A story intended to reveal the personality or character of an institution or person.






23. The name of the reporter






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






32. Newsroom library






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






34. 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.






35. The place the story was filed






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






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






38. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






40. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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