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Media Writing Vocab

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1. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias






2. A news story structure that presents the most important facts first; the rest of the information is organized in descending order of importance






3. Information that may be used in a story but which cannot be attributed in any way - in order to protect the source's identity






4. Presenting information using more than one medium - combining text - graphics - audio and video






5. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence






6. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size






7. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote






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






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






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






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






12. An early version of a story






13. Gathering information for a news story from a group of online readers






14. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy






15. A 'follow-up' story that provides additional details about an event that was previously covered






16. 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






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






18. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites






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






20. An advertisement






21. Software used to produced animated graphics






22. A typeface






23. Defamation by the spoken word.






24. A storytelling style where events unfold chronologically






25. A typesetting mistake






26. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way






27. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read






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






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






30. A story explaining an upcoming meeting or event






31. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline






32. An article or project that's more creative - original - and ambitious than typical news stories






33. A collection of facts and data that's organized by journalists into a searchable format






34. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings






35. A newspaper format that's roughly half the size of a standard page






36. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers






37. The placement of art and text on a page






38. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story






39. A lead in which the 'who' is identified by name - usually because the person is recognizable to most readers






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






41. Journalism that focuses tightly on local community activities






42. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies






43. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor






44. An indirect quote that summarizes - in your own words - what someone else said






45. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form






46. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications






47. To kill or withhold a story from publication






48. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo






49. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic






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







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