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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. The placement of art and text on a page
beatblog
median kit
journalism
layout
2. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
column
caption
dialogue
follow or follow-up
3. To identify the source of a fact - opinion or quote
attribute
bump
byline
typo
4. In libel cases - someone who exercises power or influence in governmental affairs
public official
live
actuality
sound bite
5. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
attribute
blotter
cutline (caption)
in-cue
6. A type of blogging where bloggers post extremely brief updates
microblogging
font
target audience
column inch
7. A newsgathering office separate from the main newsroom.
stringer
style
plagiarism
bureau
8. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
profile
slug
kill
stylebook
9. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
obit
copyright
paginate
caption
10. 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.
tabloid
background
hard news
closed-ended question
11. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
user-generated content
change of venue
agate
news release
12. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
slug
copy desk
public figure
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
13. The written version of a radio news story
typo
anecdote
script
play
14. A typesetting mistake
spread
readership
typo
advance
15. A person who assigns - approves - or corrects stories for publication or broadcast
editor
delayed identification lead
budget
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
16. Where a reporter covers a wide range of stories rather than focusing on a specific beat
actuality
general assignment
tag
median kit
17. To question or investigate in depth
dig
hyperlocal
assignment
editorialize
18. An interview session where someone answers questions from a group of reporters
press conference
header
advocacy journalism
privilege
19. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
shield laws
font
advocacy journalism
hit
20. A restriction placed on a news story or press release that specifies where the information can be made public
staffer
narrative
readership
embargo
21. To design a page on a computer
news release
advocacy journalism
paginate
graf
22. A situation where a journalist's personal interests affect the coverage of a story
shield laws
conflict of interest
column logo
broadcast
23. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
press release
natural sound
tag
home page
24. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
sound bite
out-cue
information graphic
bias
25. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational
trend story
enterprise story
database
yellow journalism
26. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
brief
refer
publisher
obit
27. The name given to a story for newsroom use
press release
slug
narrative
stylebook
28. A news story structure that presents the most important facts first; the rest of the information is organized in descending order of importance
spike
bureau
inverted pyramid
liftout quote
29. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites
immediate identification lead
wrap
bureau
flash
30. A humorous - dramatic or revealing incident that's used to begin a story
microblogging
refer
anecdotal lead
target audience
31. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
stet
tabloid
hyperlocal
attribution
32. Journalism that focuses tightly on local community activities
bureau
cutline (caption)
Pulitzer Prize
hyperlocal
33. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
jargon
news director
partial quotation
soft news
34. Associated Press - a worldwide news-gathering cooperative
AP
masthead
open-record laws
publisher
35. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
information graphic
puff piece
natural sound
anchor
36. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
slug
maestro
graf
median
37. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
advocacy journalism
pool
profile
subhead
38. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
advocacy journalism
video news release
editorialize
stet
39. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
caption
change of venue
futures file
wire service
40. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
localizing
dialogue
live
spread
41. The first words of a cut or wrap
sidebar
budget
subhead
in-cue
42. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
freedom of information act
human-interest story
sources
blotter
43. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
blotter
reporter
fair comment and criticism
news director
44. To gather news about an event
refer
slide show
cover
open-ended question
45. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
gutter
blogosphere
video news release
masthead
46. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
partial quotation
advocacy journalism
wire service
op-ed page
47. The section of a sports arena or stadium reserved for reporters covering the event
news conference
series
voicer
press box
48. A small headline running below the main headline
deck
ad
B copy
hit
49. In radio or tv new stories - sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene
draft
advance
layout
natural sound
50. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
flash
header
obit
editorial