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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






11. 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)






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 worldwide news-gathering cooperative owned by its subscribers.






14. A position that is partial or slanted






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






16. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






18. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






21. 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






22. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A page in a newspaper that is opposite the editorial page and contains columns articles letters for readers and other items expressing opinions






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

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






36. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






37. Continuation of a story from one page to another






38. The name of the reporter






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






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






41. A beginning reporter.






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






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






44. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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