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Journalism Vocab

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






2. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






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






6. Abbreviation for 'hold for release.' Material that cannot be used until it is released by the source or at a designated time.






7. 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.






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


9. 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






10. 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)






11. Abbreviation for paragraph






12. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






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






23. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






24. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






25. A story including a number of related events.






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.)






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






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






50. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.