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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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1. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
draft
leading questions
change of venue
attribution
2. A newspaper format that's roughly half the size of a standard page
readership
tabloid
voicer
cover
3. The legal protection given to authors preventing others from copying or selling their work
scoop
copyright
takeout
agate
4. A humorous - dramatic or revealing incident that's used to begin a story
anecdotal lead
headline
investigative journalism
agate
5. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
advocacy journalism
B copy
B Roll (cover)
advertorial
6. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
embargo
journalese
attribute
prompter
7. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
liftout quote
slander
news release
caption
8. The slanting of information by a source - usually an attempt to make someone look good
script
general assignment
spin
suitcase lead
9. A small headline running below the main headline
spike
deck
fact sheet
advocacy journalism
10. Words the introduce some element in a broadcast news story
staffer
sources
editorialize
lead-in
11. To design a page on a computer
masthead
Q and A
soft news
paginate
12. The reporter's name - usually printed at the beginning of a story
byline
graf
browser
press conference
13. Factual coverage of serious events
hard news
natural sound
syndicated columnist
dialogue
14. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
information graphic
narrative lead
crusade
bureau
15. A collection of facts and data that's organized by journalists into a searchable format
database
sidebar
profile
intro
16. An advertisement
crowdsourcing
font
ad
convergence
17. To delete a story - or something within a story
break
delayed identification lead
kill
press release
18. A section or fragment of a longer quote that you insert into anther sentence
partial quotation
advance
headline
second-day story
19. A news lead that summarizes the most significant of the five W's
attribute
B copy
angle
summary lead
20. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
running story
cutline (caption)
video news release
transition
21. A news story by a reporter that doesn't use actualities
embargo
voicer
editorial
plagiarism
22. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
convergence
attribution
break
subhead
23. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
link
jargon
style
scoop
24. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
wire service
publisher
justification
embargo
25. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
justification
grabber
AP
package
26. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
staffer
daily
wiki
scoop
27. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
tabloid
anecdote
dateline
soft news
28. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
in-cue
lead
blog
bump
29. A software program that enables you to view Web pages
multimedia
headline
browser
anchor
30. A recorded sound bit played during a tv news story
editor
backgrounder
SOT (sound on tape)
change of venue
31. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
convergence
plagiarism
yellow journalism
refer
32. Designation by an editor for a reporter or photographer to cover an event
style
column logo
assignment
slide show
33. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites
hole
wrap
header
series
34. A roundup of stories by each department of a newsroom
budget
beatblog
actuality
grabber
35. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
justification
spread
maestro
podcast
36. A short - amusing news story
podcast
layout
dummy
brite
37. A clickable word or image on a web page that directs you to another page or site
jump
hard news
link
jargon
38. Records or people providing journalists with information
conflict of interest
closed-ended question
sources
convergence
39. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
kicker
convergence
talent
layout
40. A full-size newspaper
anecdote
leading questions
wrap
broadsheet
41. Reporting that requires extensive research to uncover information on misconduct or corruption that has been concealed from the public
mug shot
investigative journalism
bureau
voicer
42. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
story
investigative journalism
browser
immediate identification lead
43. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence
series
correspondent
publisher
delayed identification lead
44. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
multimedia
obit
database
advocacy journalism
45. A story layout designed across two facing pages
anecdotal lead
spread
slander
database
46. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
profile
script
flag
morgue
47. A typesetting mistake
feature
puff piece
backgrounder
typo
48. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
sidebar
column logo
stringer
logo
49. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
style
cutline (caption)
editorialize
sedition
50. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
post
tease
spike
headline