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Journalism Vocab

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1. The place the story was filed






2. 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.)






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






4. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






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






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






10. A beginning reporter.






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






17. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






21. A position that is partial or slanted






22. 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.






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






24. The name of the reporter






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






26. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






27. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






30. The completed page drawing.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






42. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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 major story on top of page one.






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