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Journalism Vocab

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






2. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. Believability of a writer or publication






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






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






20. 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.)






21. A research technique in which the reporter joins in the activity he or she wants to write about.






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






24. 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






25. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






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






27. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






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






44. The completed page drawing.






45. Continuation of a story from one page to another






46. A beginning reporter.






47. Information that is not intended for publication






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






49. The place the story was filed






50. The major story on top of page one.