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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. A short news story
post
median
brief
budget
2. An interview printed in question-and-answer form
deep background
actuality
immediate identification lead
Q and A
3. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
reporter
invasion of privacy
broadsheet
spike
4. The newsroom department responsible for editing stories - writing headlines - and designing pages
editor
copyright
copy desk
microblogging
5. To lengthen a story by adding unnecessary material - usually so it fits a predetermined length
database
morgue
mug shot
pad
6. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
attribution
talent
video news release
sedition
7. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
column
slide show
median
copy editor
8. A small photo showing a person's face
press conference
immediate identification lead
mug shot
tease
9. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
grabber
change of venue
staffer
lead story
10. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
suitcase lead
mug shot
libel
cq
11. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
leading questions
agate
staffer
live
12. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
assignment
refer
news release
prompter
13. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
cut
column logo
scoop
off the record
14. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
gutter
wire service
leading questions
bureau
15. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another
grabber
transition
enterprise story
shield laws
16. A question phrased in a way that encourages a source to give a lengthy - in-depth answer
database
median
open-ended question
pad
17. A non-breaking-news story on people - trends or issues
profile
closed-ended question
feature
Q and A
18. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
flash
staffer
exclusive
slide show
19. Designation by an editor for a reporter or photographer to cover an event
backgrounder
assignment
Pulitzer Prize
ad
20. A shot of a reporter at a news scene reporting a story
stand-up
copy editor
developing story
news conference
21. Part advertising - part editorial
advertorial
running story
convergence
copy
22. To delete a story - or something within a story
bias
kill
narrative lead
video news release
23. A writer's unique blend of syntax - vocabulary and perspective that gives his or her writing its characteristic personality
exclusive
prompter
background
style
24. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias
embargo
html
actual malice
color
25. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
angle
deep background
slug
mug shot
26. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
kicker
lead
flag
off the record
27. A story in progress
stylebook
developing story
off the record
embargo
28. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
credibility
news conference
attribution
masthead
29. The written version of a radio news story
yellow journalism
reporter
script
spread
30. A short - amusing news story
budget
brite
backgrounder
spot news
31. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
summary lead
stringer
press conference
publisher
32. A graphic treatment of a quotation taken from a story - often using bold or italic type and a photo
masthead
profile
liftout quote
embargo
33. A group of reporters and photographers selected to cover a story where access is limited
pool
advance
crowdsourcing
hard news
34. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
cutline (caption)
break
flash
jump
35. A typeface
gutter
yellow journalism
font
bump
36. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
jargon
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
hit
wiki
37. The legal protection given to authors preventing others from copying or selling their work
podcast
kicker
puff piece
copyright
38. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
bump
spin
wire service
prompter
39. A story reported by only one news outlet
dummy
exclusive
talent
trend story
40. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
podcast
talent
cut
hit
41. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
obit
mug shot
dateline
crusade
42. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
paginate
package
summary lead
cut
43. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
beatblog
localizing
headline
puff piece
44. The placement of art and text on a page
sidebar
stringer
natural sound
layout
45. To question or investigate in depth
transition
dig
stringer
lead story
46. An entry on a blog
B copy
freelancer
post
broadsheet
47. The estimated number of readers who view a publication
news release
human-interest story
readership
voicer
48. Short for 'paragraph'
spin
graf
general assignment
masthead
49. Commentary that expresses opinion about a current event or issue
stylebook
html
editorial
soft news
50. In libel cases - a person who has acquired fame or notoriety or has participated in some public controversy
public figure
futures file
subhead
story