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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






4. The place the story was filed






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






6. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






9. A beginning reporter.






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






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






12. 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






13. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






23. The major story on top of page one.






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






25. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






28. A story including a number of related events.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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

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






37. 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)






38. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






41. The name of the reporter






42. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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