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Journalism Vocab

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1. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






2. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






6. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






9. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






13. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. Newsroom library






20. 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)






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






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






23. 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.






24. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






26. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






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






30. A story including a number of related events.






31. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






32. Believability of a writer or publication






33. 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.)






34. 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






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






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






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






38. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. The name of the reporter






47. 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






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






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

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50. The place the story was filed