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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 lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
spin
blotter
narrative lead
editorialize
2. To delete part of a story
lead
news director
story
cut
3. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
series
spot news
anecdote
puff piece
4. Questions intended to steer an interviewee in a particular direction
actual malice
SOT (sound on tape)
fair comment and criticism
leading questions
5. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
obit
maestro
tease
copyright
6. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
deck
lead
open-meeting laws
fair comment and criticism
7. Words the introduce some element in a broadcast news story
news release
lead-in
graf
public relations
8. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
hard news
bureau
column
break
9. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer
headline
narrative
post
closed-ended question
10. Passing off someone else's words or ideas as your own
nut graph
post
plagiarism
bullet
11. A reporter who files stories from outside the newsroom
partial quotation
play
microblogging
correspondent
12. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
spin
out-cue
cutline (caption)
lead
13. Records or people providing journalists with information
sources
general assignment
cut
kicker
14. An early version of a story
draft
news release
morgue
bureau
15. A 'follow-up' story that provides additional details about an event that was previously covered
link
second-day story
citizen journalist
op-ed page
16. In libel cases - someone who exercises power or influence in governmental affairs
gutter
public official
in-cue
anecdotal lead
17. Associated Press - a worldwide news-gathering cooperative
AP
layout
masthead
brief
18. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
daily
reporter
stylebook
advocacy journalism
19. Journalism that focuses tightly on local community activities
wiki
futures file
jump
hyperlocal
20. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
graf
refer
median
fair comment and criticism
21. A section or fragment of a longer quote that you insert into anther sentence
byline
fair comment and criticism
quote
partial quotation
22. Advice or commentary by a columnist writing in a distinctive style on a consistent topic
column
pad
daily
feature
23. The right of public officials to speak without threat of libel when carrying out their duties
absolute privilege
slide show
in-cue
spike
24. The person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
investigative journalism
anchor
developing story
quote
25. The text of a story
copy
spread
bullet
justification
26. The main page of a web site - providing links to the rest of the site
change of venue
crowdsourcing
home page
backgrounder
27. Reckless disregard of the truth; printing something you know to be false
stringer
actual malice
open-ended question
target audience
28. An audio version of a news story made available for downloading on a web site
podcast
advertorial
cq
angle
29. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote
tabloid
column inch
attribute
tease
30. The estimated number of readers who view a publication
assignment
flag
readership
graf
31. A typeface
dummy
voicer
font
multimedia
32. A group of reporters and photographers selected to cover a story where access is limited
cub
tag
pool
headline
33. A shot of a reporter at a news scene reporting a story
stand-up
gutter
series
paginate
34. To kill or withhold a story from publication
median
prompter
spike
daily
35. Video images shot at a news scene that are later used to illustrate or cover a sound bit or reporter's track that was recorded separately
multimedia
B Roll (cover)
target audience
social networking
36. Information gathered by reporters to help them understand a story's history - meaning - context - etc. also refers to quotes or facts that can be used in a story without disclosing the source's name.
obit
background
fair comment and criticism
dummy
37. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
cq
news release
open-ended question
hard news
38. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
advance
change of venue
cover
off the record
39. HyperText Markup Language - the coding used to format and display
morgue
Pulitzer Prize
blog
html
40. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
B Roll (cover)
public official
dateline
editorialize
41. The first words of a cut or wrap
in-cue
anecdote
spot news
localizing
42. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
leading questions
jargon
crusade
correspondent
43. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies
play
open-meeting laws
blogger
user-generated content
44. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
human-interest story
refer
cub
fair comment and criticism
45. The skills and tactics used to convey information and maintain a positive public image about a person - product - event or organization
median kit
public relations
kicker
logo
46. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
browser
readership
copy editor
citizen journalist
47. A software program that enables you to view Web pages
stringer
browser
liftout quote
subhead
48. Factual coverage of serious events
hard news
cutline (caption)
press release
open-ended question
49. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline
draft
B copy
stand-up
in-cue
50. A collection of facts and data that's organized by journalists into a searchable format
copy editor
median kit
prompter
database