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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






12. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






14. 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






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






16. The completed page drawing.






17. An ending that finishes a story with a climax surprise or punch line






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






26. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. A beginning reporter.






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






34. 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






35. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






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






40. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






50. The name of the reporter