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Media Writing Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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1. A graphic device that labels regularly appearing material
correspondent
column logo
pad
yellow journalism
2. A recorded sound bit played during a tv news story
SOT (sound on tape)
caption
angle
crowdsourcing
3. The first words of a cut or wrap
cover
summary lead
in-cue
shield laws
4. A lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
grabber
clip
press release
narrative lead
5. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
open-record laws
video news release
sidebar
B Roll (cover)
6. The newsroom department responsible for editing stories - writing headlines - and designing pages
background
general assignment
html
copy desk
7. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
graf
freedom of information act
shield laws
color
8. To kill or withhold a story from publication
partial quotation
copyright
spike
jargon
9. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
bias
copy editor
maestro
home page
10. A small headline running below the main headline
deck
absolute privilege
blotter
column inch
11. The text of a story
public relations
stand-up
copy
slide show
12. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
agate
news conference
blotter
open-ended question
13. In libel cases - someone who exercises power or influence in governmental affairs
nut graph
open-record laws
color
public official
14. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies
paginate
open-meeting laws
jargon
dig
15. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
citizen journalist
kill
broadsheet
human-interest story
16. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
open-record laws
futures file
convergence
advance
17. A flattering story written to provide gratuitous publicity
trend story
talent
puff piece
copyright
18. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists
wiki
in-cue
puff piece
user-generated content
19. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
libel
SOT (sound on tape)
quote
attribution
20. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
typo
masthead
closed-ended question
hit
21. Short for 'paragraph'
slug
podcast
graf
editorial
22. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
maestro
news release
editor
bias
23. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
correspondent
sources
html
dialogue
24. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
narrative
pad
beat
tag
25. Associated Press - a worldwide news-gathering cooperative
AP
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
morgue
tease
26. The estimated number of readers who view a publication
invasion of privacy
editor
spike
readership
27. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
logo
cut
fact sheet
follow or follow-up
28. A typesetting mistake
sidebar
typo
crowdsourcing
suitcase lead
29. The legal protection given to authors preventing others from copying or selling their work
flag
suitcase lead
copyright
puff piece
30. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor
intro
dummy
follow or follow-up
narrative lead
31. A collection of clips - press releases - notes and story ideas - arranged by date - to remind editors of upcoming stories to assign
futures file
correspondent
paraphrase
prompter
32. A roundup of stories by each department of a newsroom
budget
staffer
convergence
slide show
33. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
stringer
copy desk
justification
multimedia
34. Factual coverage of serious events
hard news
investigative journalism
partial quotation
crusade
35. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
slander
play
flag
investigative journalism
36. A series of photos and captions that illustrates a topic or event on a web site
bullet
slide show
soft news
SOT (sound on tape)
37. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
package
summary lead
tease
median
38. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
summary lead
stand-up
angle
running story
39. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
credibility
brite
median kit
inverted pyramid
40. The interconnected community of blogs and bloggers who post comments and link to each other's blogs
lead story
bureau
blogosphere
change of venue
41. Records or people providing journalists with information
spin
sources
paginate
VO (voice over)
42. Software used to produced animated graphics
median kit
editorial
flash
absolute privilege
43. A way to measure the depth of a story
column inch
journalism
spike
puff piece
44. Someone who posts news online without having been trained as a reporter affiliated with any news organization
logo
citizen journalist
privilege
budget
45. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence
dialogue
series
broadcast
deck
46. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
sidebar
cutline (caption)
inverted pyramid
absolute privilege
47. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
headline
embargo
journalese
fact sheet
48. A type of blogging where bloggers post extremely brief updates
journalese
refer
target audience
microblogging
49. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
stet
human-interest story
bias
mug shot
50. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
spot news
subhead
tease
jump
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