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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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1. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
break
off the record
lead-in
bias
2. Tired cliches that are recycled by lazy reporters
anchor
journalese
user-generated content
privilege
3. A small photo showing a person's face
series
anchor
mug shot
news release
4. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
ad
anecdotal lead
kicker
investigative journalism
5. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
crowdsourcing
public official
header
news release
6. The name given to a story for newsroom use
sidebar
slug
B copy
brief
7. A newspaper format that's roughly half the size of a standard page
jump
cub
inverted pyramid
tabloid
8. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively
column logo
crowdsourcing
B Roll (cover)
wiki
9. A news lead that summarizes the most significant of the five W's
kill
summary lead
crowdsourcing
slander
10. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
trend story
graf
human-interest story
yellow journalism
11. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
embargo
social networking
play
actuality
12. Reckless disregard of the truth; printing something you know to be false
actual malice
suitcase lead
html
subhead
13. A non-breaking-news story on people - trends or issues
feature
investigative journalism
plagiarism
spread
14. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
jargon
soft news
closed-ended question
live
15. The first words of a cut or wrap
agate
attribute
in-cue
quote
16. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
crowdsourcing
assignment
crusade
attribution
17. To delete a story - or something within a story
actual malice
home page
kill
editorial
18. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
freedom of information act
delayed identification lead
bureau
news conference
19. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
developing story
press box
jargon
anchor
20. A short news story
AP
brief
puff piece
talent
21. A type of news lead that withholds a significant piece of information (usually a person's last name)
wire service
gutter
bureau
delayed identification lead
22. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another
pool
dialogue
blogger
transition
23. Gathering information for a news story from a group of online readers
break
VO (voice over)
crowdsourcing
convergence
24. A software program that enables you to view Web pages
fair comment and criticism
editorialize
browser
blogosphere
25. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
suitcase lead
bureau
out-cue
maestro
26. The estimated number of readers who view a publication
localizing
futures file
readership
open-meeting laws
27. An exclusive story no other news outlet has
libel
delayed identification lead
blog
scoop
28. Use online sites such as facebook and myspace to build relationships with colleagues and sources
target audience
invasion of privacy
credibility
social networking
29. Used to highlight items listed in the text
prompter
public figure
bullet
general assignment
30. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
story
trend story
dummy
convergence
31. To delete part of a story
column
feature
cut
conflict of interest
32. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
live
feature
lead story
fair comment and criticism
33. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
grabber
logo
nut graph
immediate identification lead
34. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
tag
break
morgue
blog
35. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence
enterprise story
narrative
public figure
series
36. A short - amusing news story
beat
embargo
brite
spread
37. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor
sound bite
series
slug
intro
38. A story in progress
SOT (sound on tape)
column logo
developing story
median kit
39. HyperText Markup Language - the coding used to format and display
caption
database
assignment
html
40. 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
series
wiki
lead
privilege
41. Information sent out by a group of individual seeking publicity
color
press release
style
median kit
42. Questions intended to steer an interviewee in a particular direction
series
headline
leading questions
microblogging
43. An early version of a story
second-day story
user-generated content
gutter
draft
44. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
slander
attribute
prompter
slug
45. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
crusade
lead-in
fair comment and criticism
median kit
46. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
privilege
freedom of information act
beat
tease
47. The placement of art and text on a page
leading questions
layout
stylebook
correspondent
48. The main page of a web site - providing links to the rest of the site
second-day story
hit
cover
home page
49. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
stringer
cub
Pulitzer Prize
blog
50. Passing off someone else's words or ideas as your own
open-record laws
in-cue
conflict of interest
plagiarism