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Journalism Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Any written material intended for publication including advertising - What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.






2. A beginning reporter.






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






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






5. Continuation of a story from one page to another






6. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. The name of the reporter






20. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






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






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






23. 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.)






24. A position that is partial or slanted






25. Newsroom library






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






27. Believability of a writer or publication






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






29. The major story on top of page one.






30. The completed page drawing.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






39. Information that is not intended for publication






40. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






45. Shaded areas of copy in a newspaper






46. 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)






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






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






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






50. 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