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Media Writing Vocab
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Subject
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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. A writer's unique blend of syntax - vocabulary and perspective that gives his or her writing its characteristic personality
style
stet
crowdsourcing
libel
2. A 'follow-up' story that provides additional details about an event that was previously covered
prompter
editor
bullet
second-day story
3. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
crusade
attribute
nut graph
hard news
4. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
maestro
leading questions
headline
refer
5. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
follow or follow-up
blotter
journalism
Q and A
6. A story clipped from a newspaper
hole
clip
staffer
lead-in
7. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
summary lead
cq
credibility
B Roll (cover)
8. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor
open-record laws
op-ed page
crowdsourcing
fact sheet
9. A humorous - dramatic or revealing incident that's used to begin a story
anecdotal lead
beatblog
nut graph
advocacy journalism
10. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
investigative journalism
enterprise story
font
break
11. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
package
clip
cq
information graphic
12. To continue a story on another page
absolute privilege
cq
package
jump
13. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
follow or follow-up
kill
editorialize
copy editor
14. Commentary that expresses opinion about a current event or issue
human-interest story
attribution
editorial
agate
15. A lead in which the 'who' is identified by name - usually because the person is recognizable to most readers
headline
immediate identification lead
style
flag
16. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
hit
live
B Roll (cover)
invasion of privacy
17. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor
correspondent
sidebar
intro
cut
18. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
blogger
running story
tag
budget
19. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
lead story
post
public relations
general assignment
20. Use online sites such as facebook and myspace to build relationships with colleagues and sources
copy desk
social networking
post
grabber
21. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
advance
voicer
exclusive
tag
22. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
advocacy journalism
B Roll (cover)
sound bite
voicer
23. A typeface
package
cq
agate
font
24. To delete part of a story
cut
privilege
stet
localizing
25. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
actuality
multimedia
maestro
inverted pyramid
26. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
copy desk
anchor
video news release
beat
27. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline
morgue
caption
B copy
median
28. Factual coverage of serious events
absolute privilege
background
grabber
hard news
29. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
journalism
anecdotal lead
slide show
op-ed page
30. The name of a newspaper as it's displayd on page one
AP
tease
flag
staffer
31. Information sent out by a group of individual seeking publicity
press release
readership
sidebar
publisher
32. The person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
press release
copy desk
anchor
lead
33. In radio or tv new stories - sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene
natural sound
out-cue
leading questions
byline
34. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
conflict of interest
news conference
Pulitzer Prize
attribute
35. A roundup of stories by each department of a newsroom
tabloid
jargon
press release
budget
36. A question phrased in a way that encourages a source to give a lengthy - in-depth answer
talent
open-ended question
background
delayed identification lead
37. Where a reporter covers a wide range of stories rather than focusing on a specific beat
jump
privilege
news director
general assignment
38. A short news story
editor
break
advocacy journalism
brief
39. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
sedition
wiki
inverted pyramid
op-ed page
40. A clickable word or image on a web page that directs you to another page or site
graf
slug
link
delayed identification lead
41. Someone who writes a blog
actual malice
lead
flash
blogger
42. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
out-cue
B copy
invasion of privacy
anecdotal lead
43. A phrase inserted into a story that advises copy editors that the information has been checked
copy
cq
editorialize
beat
44. Defamation by the spoken word.
script
slander
conflict of interest
stet
45. A feature story on the culture's latest fads - fashions - and ideas
paraphrase
trend story
summary lead
pool
46. The first words of a cut or wrap
in-cue
bump
median
angle
47. The reporter's name - usually printed at the beginning of a story
in-cue
closed-ended question
byline
shield laws
48. Part advertising - part editorial
plagiarism
advertorial
play
beatblog
49. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
kicker
information graphic
refer
VO (voice over)
50. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
in-cue
slide show
AP
median