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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. Someone who posts news online without having been trained as a reporter affiliated with any news organization
citizen journalist
kill
exclusive
bias
2. A typeface
font
video news release
flag
news release
3. A small headline running below the main headline
deck
SOT (sound on tape)
draft
open-ended question
4. To delete a story - or something within a story
futures file
kill
summary lead
sedition
5. The name given to a story for newsroom use
caption
slug
kill
bureau
6. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
human-interest story
anecdotal lead
user-generated content
typo
7. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
kicker
dialogue
voicer
actuality
8. Transferring a court proceeding to another jurisdiction after the prosecution or defense claims that potential jurors have been prejudiced by local media coverage
wiki
change of venue
quote
kicker
9. A lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
refer
narrative lead
break
bullet
10. 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
blogger
summary lead
dummy
privilege
11. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
post
immediate identification lead
citizen journalist
anecdote
12. Defamation by the spoken word.
pad
slander
brief
podcast
13. A news story by a reporter that doesn't use actualities
summary lead
VO (voice over)
voicer
kill
14. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence
column
tabloid
summary lead
series
15. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
ad
change of venue
fact sheet
refer
16. The final words of a cut or wrap
html
blotter
in-cue
out-cue
17. Sending information to many destinations simultaneously via radio - television or computer network
attribution
broadcast
play
scoop
18. A rookie or trainee reporter
cub
off the record
plagiarism
grabber
19. Someone who writes a blog
suitcase lead
news director
blogger
running story
20. The newsroom department responsible for editing stories - writing headlines - and designing pages
copy editor
copy desk
beat
bias
21. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
stet
follow or follow-up
draft
profile
22. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
soft news
dateline
bump
syndicated columnist
23. A particular demographic at which media producers or advertisers aim their messages
target audience
play
spot news
profile
24. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
readership
assignment
lead story
freelancer
25. A small photo showing a person's face
sidebar
blogosphere
mug shot
column logo
26. Where a reporter covers a wide range of stories rather than focusing on a specific beat
running story
masthead
voicer
general assignment
27. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
cq
spread
citizen journalist
tease
28. Presenting information using more than one medium - combining text - graphics - audio and video
absolute privilege
series
multimedia
budget
29. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
staffer
investigative journalism
partial quotation
series
30. The space running vertically between two columns
sound bite
public official
gutter
microblogging
31. A feature story on the culture's latest fads - fashions - and ideas
morgue
jump
public official
trend story
32. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
mug shot
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
headline
talent
33. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
bias
advance
obit
median
34. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
soft news
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
sources
crowdsourcing
35. The most prestigious award in journalism - established by publisher Joseph Pulitzer at Columbia University
copy editor
lead-in
Pulitzer Prize
series
36. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
actuality
copy
video news release
sidebar
37. HyperText Markup Language - the coding used to format and display
advance
cover
html
column
38. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
typo
kicker
break
link
39. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
median
quote
hit
follow or follow-up
40. An article or project that's more creative - original - and ambitious than typical news stories
enterprise story
break
ad
copy editor
41. A timely event covered by journalists as it happens
paginate
spot news
cub
brief
42. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
headline
masthead
scoop
bump
43. A restriction placed on a news story or press release that specifies where the information can be made public
multimedia
daily
embargo
database
44. Words the introduce some element in a broadcast news story
libel
lead-in
brief
logo
45. The written version of a radio news story
script
exclusive
crowdsourcing
out-cue
46. A recorded comment from a news source
sound bite
draft
cover
bump
47. A series of photos and captions that illustrates a topic or event on a web site
correspondent
stringer
stet
slide show
48. The exact words spoken by a source
quote
kicker
blotter
cq
49. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
cq
change of venue
social networking
agate
50. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
convergence
Pulitzer Prize
mug shot
developing story