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Media Writing 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. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story






2. Part advertising - part editorial






3. A story explaining an upcoming meeting or event






4. The first sentence or paragraph of a story






5. A small - detailed page diagram showing where all elements go






6. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story






7. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists






8. A longer analysis piece that attempts to put a complex issue into perspective






9. Defamation by the spoken word.






10. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story






11. The slanting of information by a source - usually an attempt to make someone look good






12. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone






13. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on






14. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer






15. Records or people providing journalists with information






16. Factual coverage of serious events






17. The main page of a web site - providing links to the rest of the site






18. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page






19. The interconnected community of blogs and bloggers who post comments and link to each other's blogs






20. The recorded voice of someone in the news - or sound from a news event






21. To lengthen a story by adding unnecessary material - usually so it fits a predetermined length






22. In radio or tv new stories - sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene






23. A story that explains the basics of an issue or event. also refers to an interview in which a source provides information - though not necessarily for publication






24. A section or fragment of a longer quote that you insert into anther sentence






25. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited






26. A story in progress






27. Sending information to many destinations simultaneously via radio - television or computer network






28. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites






29. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores






30. A block of information - including staff names and publication data - often printed on the editorial page






31. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor






32. Information sent out by a group of individual seeking publicity






33. Used to highlight items listed in the text






34. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action






35. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene






36. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational






37. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)






38. An audio version of a news story made available for downloading on a web site






39. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins






40. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site






41. A typesetting mistake






42. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters






43. A restriction placed on a news story or press release that specifies where the information can be made public






44. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed






45. A rookie or trainee reporter






46. An excessively long lead that's overstuffed with facts - like a bulging suitcase






47. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories






48. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another






49. A timely event covered by journalists as it happens






50. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place






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