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Media Writing Vocab
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journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When the anchor speaks over video - or when a reporter narrates over video cover
column logo
tabloid
narrative
VO (voice over)
2. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
news release
blog
nut graph
podcast
3. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
clip
budget
stylebook
hard news
4. A particular demographic at which media producers or advertisers aim their messages
summary lead
broadsheet
target audience
beat
5. The placement of art and text on a page
clip
bureau
maestro
layout
6. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
localizing
news conference
feature
staffer
7. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
bureau
second-day story
video news release
nut graph
8. A story in progress
spike
live
developing story
credibility
9. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
staffer
flash
mug shot
hole
10. A small photo showing a person's face
flash
mug shot
libel
exclusive
11. A writer's unique blend of syntax - vocabulary and perspective that gives his or her writing its characteristic personality
live
tag
B Roll (cover)
style
12. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies
public figure
beatblog
open-meeting laws
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
13. A news story structure that presents the most important facts first; the rest of the information is organized in descending order of importance
conflict of interest
morgue
inverted pyramid
blogosphere
14. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists
user-generated content
flash
bias
enterprise story
15. A self-employed writer who sells stories to publications
absolute privilege
hard news
freelancer
jump
16. A block of information - including staff names and publication data - often printed on the editorial page
wrap
byline
masthead
sidebar
17. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
immediate identification lead
hit
soft news
median kit
18. HyperText Markup Language - the coding used to format and display
morgue
cq
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
html
19. A short news story
graf
brief
gutter
hyperlocal
20. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
attribution
stringer
spread
html
21. A typesetting mistake
typo
in-cue
actual malice
fair comment and criticism
22. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
investigative journalism
wrap
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
maestro
23. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
crowdsourcing
angle
information graphic
script
24. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
off the record
editorial
assignment
follow or follow-up
25. A series of photos and captions that illustrates a topic or event on a web site
stringer
open-record laws
bump
slide show
26. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias
dig
layout
actuality
color
27. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer
closed-ended question
wire service
feature
attribution
28. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
gutter
beat
sidebar
prompter
29. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
journalese
refer
spin
link
30. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
press release
intro
talent
privilege
31. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
news director
natural sound
anecdotal lead
jargon
32. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor
target audience
mug shot
kill
op-ed page
33. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
median
change of venue
median kit
tease
34. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
fair comment and criticism
conflict of interest
bias
hit
35. A story clipped from a newspaper
maestro
news director
clip
press conference
36. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
conflict of interest
information graphic
sedition
column inch
37. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited
maestro
hole
median
dummy
38. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
human-interest story
wiki
sedition
bias
39. A short - amusing news story
deck
transition
brite
puff piece
40. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
tag
Q and A
SOT (sound on tape)
41. The name given to a story for newsroom use
hit
slug
press box
actuality
42. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
conflict of interest
package
talent
readership
43. State and federal laws guaranteeing public access to most government records
crowdsourcing
open-record laws
backgrounder
scoop
44. Software used to produced animated graphics
flash
takeout
leading questions
microblogging
45. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote
story
draft
attribute
color
46. Advice or commentary by a columnist writing in a distinctive style on a consistent topic
bias
copy desk
column
blotter
47. A small headline running below the main headline
B copy
blogosphere
deck
anchor
48. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
attribution
running story
liftout quote
column
49. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
natural sound
news release
plagiarism
budget
50. A write whose commentary is sold and distributed by a news organization for reprinting in other publications
copy desk
syndicated columnist
publisher
microblogging