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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Information that is not intended for publication






11. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






16. The name of the reporter






17. 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)






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






19. 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.






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






21. The place the story was filed






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






24. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






27. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. A line identifying the author of a story.






35. Continuation of a story from one page to another






36. Believability of a writer or publication






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






38. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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







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