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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lines used to separate one story from another on a newspaper page






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






3. Information that is not intended for publication






4. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Abbreviation for paragraph






14. The place the story was filed






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






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






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






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






19. Stories clipped from your own or other newspapers.






20. The name of the reporter






21. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






22. The completed page drawing.






23. 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






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






25. A beginning reporter.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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)






32. 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.)






33. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A story including a number of related events.






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






46. 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






47. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






50. 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