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Media Writing Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
clip
bias
stringer
change of venue
2. A graphic device that labels regularly appearing material
refer
plagiarism
column logo
copyright
3. A recorded comment from a news source
news release
sound bite
backgrounder
pool
4. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
play
attribute
AP
headline
5. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
copy desk
tag
column logo
beat
6. A small - detailed page diagram showing where all elements go
dummy
copy
scoop
soft news
7. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
lead
tease
copy editor
flag
8. A short - amusing news story
plagiarism
tag
brite
editorialize
9. To continue a story on another page
AP
jump
deep background
follow or follow-up
10. A graphic treatment of a quotation taken from a story - often using bold or italic type and a photo
median
crusade
liftout quote
lead story
11. A shot of a reporter at a news scene reporting a story
open-record laws
cut
change of venue
stand-up
12. The top news executive in a television newsroom - responsible for news content - budget decision - hiring and firing staff - etc.
daily
advocacy journalism
news director
AP
13. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies
user-generated content
sound bite
press release
open-meeting laws
14. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
video news release
package
off the record
post
15. A lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
narrative lead
exclusive
draft
localizing
16. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively
agate
wiki
copy editor
bureau
17. A newspaper that prints a new edition every day
flag
cut
daily
layout
18. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
publisher
lead story
lead-in
browser
19. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
anecdotal lead
sidebar
copy editor
sedition
20. A story reported by only one news outlet
exclusive
futures file
byline
profile
21. An attention-getting lead
grabber
link
spin
fact sheet
22. A full-size newspaper
actual malice
stet
broadsheet
crowdsourcing
23. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
package
exclusive
news release
stand-up
24. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
median kit
target audience
liftout quote
byline
25. Passing off someone else's words or ideas as your own
plagiarism
flash
yellow journalism
blotter
26. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote
publisher
target audience
attribute
tag
27. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
backgrounder
refer
subhead
tabloid
28. The placement of art and text on a page
font
sound bite
inverted pyramid
layout
29. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias
nut graph
spread
copy editor
color
30. A page distributed by public relations practitioners highlighting key data about a product - project or event
fact sheet
tease
convergence
lead story
31. A person who gathers and writes news stories for publication or broadcast
database
staffer
reporter
hyperlocal
32. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another
caption
transition
wiki
column
33. Commentary that expresses opinion about a current event or issue
spot news
citizen journalist
editorial
broadcast
34. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists
graf
suitcase lead
user-generated content
copy desk
35. An excessively long lead that's overstuffed with facts - like a bulging suitcase
deck
grabber
suitcase lead
column inch
36. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
hit
justification
daily
narrative lead
37. A small photo showing a person's face
live
deep background
mug shot
natural sound
38. A journalistic defense against libel that allows reporters to print what's said in legislative or judicial proceedings - to express opinions or to review public performances
privilege
Pulitzer Prize
blotter
angle
39. A lead in which the 'who' is identified by name - usually because the person is recognizable to most readers
advance
public relations
immediate identification lead
partial quotation
40. HyperText Markup Language - the coding used to format and display
color
html
post
draft
41. The text of a story
flag
copy
broadsheet
blogger
42. A word or name that's stylized in a graphic way
beatblog
logo
Pulitzer Prize
series
43. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
jargon
convergence
advocacy journalism
credibility
44. The right of public officials to speak without threat of libel when carrying out their duties
absolute privilege
correspondent
attribute
localizing
45. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
libel
SOT (sound on tape)
graf
kicker
46. In radio or tv new stories - sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene
dummy
natural sound
libel
immediate identification lead
47. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
subhead
enterprise story
freedom of information act
AP
48. Where a reporter covers a wide range of stories rather than focusing on a specific beat
news conference
html
gutter
general assignment
49. A way to measure the depth of a story
quote
sidebar
lead story
column inch
50. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational
bureau
leading questions
yellow journalism
closed-ended question
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