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Journalism Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. A line identifying the author of a story.






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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.)






14. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.






15. 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






16. Newsroom library






17. The completed page drawing.






18. The place the story was filed






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






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






21. 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






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






23. The name of the reporter






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. Continuation of a story from one page to another






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published






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






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






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






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






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






42. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.






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






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






45. A beginning reporter.






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






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






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






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


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