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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A direct question designed to draw a specific response; for example 'Will you be a candidate?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. The name of the reporter






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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.)






29. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






30. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






34. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






38. The major story on top of page one.






39. Newsroom library






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






41. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. The completed page drawing.






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