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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. The name of the reporter






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






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. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. The completed page drawing.






22. 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.






23. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






33. 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






34. The major story on top of page one.






35. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. The place the story was filed






42. Newsroom library






43. A page in a newspaper that is opposite the editorial page and contains columns articles letters for readers and other items expressing opinions






44. 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






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






46. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






49. Information that is not intended for publication






50. Believability of a writer or publication