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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






4. A story including a number of related events.






5. 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






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






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






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






9. The name of the reporter






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.)






15. The completed page drawing.






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

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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Usually means 'don't quote me.'






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






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






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






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






30. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






33. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






43. 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






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






45. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






46. 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






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






48. Any written material intended for publication including advertising - What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.






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






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