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Journalism Vocab

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






2. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






4. The major story on top of page one.






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






6. 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)






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Continuation of a story from one page to another






19. 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.






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






21. 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






22. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.)






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






31. The completed page drawing.






32. 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






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






34. Information that is not intended for publication






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






36. The place the story was filed






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






38. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






42. A beginning reporter.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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