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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The place the story was filed






2. The 'banner' across the front page which identifies the newspaper and the date of publication






3. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. A position that is partial or slanted






16. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






17. Believability of a writer or publication






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






19. The major story on top of page one.






20. A beginning reporter.






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






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






23. The name of the reporter






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






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






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






27. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






29. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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

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






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






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






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






40. 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.)






41. 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.






42. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






43. Information that is not intended for publication






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






45. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






47. 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)






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






49. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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