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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A position that is partial or slanted






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






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






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






15. 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






16. A line identifying the author of a story.






17. A beginning reporter.






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






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






20. A story including a number of related events.






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






22. Newsroom library






23. The completed page drawing.






24. The name of the reporter






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






46. Abbreviation for paragraph






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






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






49. Continuation of a story from one page to another






50. The place the story was filed







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