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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Believability of a writer or publication






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.)






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






20. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. The major story on top of page one.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Most prestigious prize for journalists or photographers






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






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






41. Continuation of a story from one page to another






42. Information that is not intended for publication






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






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






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






46. The completed page drawing.






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






48. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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