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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.)






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






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






23. A beginning reporter.






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






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






26. Believability of a writer or publication






27. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






28. 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






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






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






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






32. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






33. A position that is partial or slanted






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






35. The major story on top of page one.






36. Information that is not intended for publication






37. 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






38. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






39. 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






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






41. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






43. 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






44. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.






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






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






47. Newsroom library






48. 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.






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






50. Abbreviation for paragraph