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Journalism Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






14. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






17. The completed page drawing.






18. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






22. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






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






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






28. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






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






35. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






36. A story including a number of related events.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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