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Journalism Vocab

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






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






3. 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.)






4. A line identifying the author of a story.






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






6. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






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






11. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. The completed page drawing.






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A story including a number of related events.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






43. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






50. 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