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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The organization of a news story in which information is arranged in descending order of importance.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






20. 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






21. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






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






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






27. Newsroom library






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






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






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






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






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






36. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






39. The completed page drawing.






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






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






42. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






46. Believability of a writer or publication






47. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






48. The place the story was filed






49. 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.)






50. A line identifying the author of a story.