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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. Information that may be used in a story but which cannot be attributed in any way - in order to protect the source's identity
deep background
column inch
html
copy editor
2. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
advocacy journalism
VO (voice over)
libel
publisher
3. 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
headline
attribution
bureau
privilege
4. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
transition
stringer
out-cue
masthead
5. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
stand-up
script
paraphrase
stet
6. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
broadcast
news release
credibility
link
7. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
broadsheet
kicker
transition
public official
8. A typeface
package
immediate identification lead
stand-up
font
9. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
tag
in-cue
column inch
editorialize
10. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
obit
closed-ended question
B copy
lead
11. A story layout designed across two facing pages
spread
press release
multimedia
pad
12. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
press release
journalism
daily
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
13. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
information graphic
lead story
agate
stet
14. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
sidebar
hit
news conference
user-generated content
15. A type of news lead that withholds a significant piece of information (usually a person's last name)
play
partial quotation
delayed identification lead
column logo
16. The slanting of information by a source - usually an attempt to make someone look good
talent
yellow journalism
spin
anecdotal lead
17. A newsgathering office separate from the main newsroom.
citizen journalist
bureau
AP
exclusive
18. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
Q and A
talent
plagiarism
sedition
19. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
Pulitzer Prize
tag
lead-in
privilege
20. The name given to a story for newsroom use
slug
liftout quote
syndicated columnist
headline
21. A news library - where published stories and photos are stored for reference
information graphic
maestro
morgue
futures file
22. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
header
AP
target audience
trend story
23. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited
takeout
subhead
hole
B Roll (cover)
24. A recorded sound bit played during a tv news story
human-interest story
SOT (sound on tape)
package
partial quotation
25. The estimated number of readers who view a publication
sedition
deep background
mug shot
readership
26. A phrase inserted into a story that advises copy editors that the information has been checked
wire service
median
deep background
cq
27. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
paraphrase
news director
hit
anecdote
28. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
beat
liftout quote
feature
deck
29. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
narrative
blog
kill
multimedia
30. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another
transition
attribution
immediate identification lead
Pulitzer Prize
31. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
attribution
podcast
information graphic
grabber
32. An early version of a story
spread
draft
second-day story
credibility
33. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
leading questions
attribute
grabber
journalism
34. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
profile
break
partial quotation
browser
35. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
agate
open-meeting laws
budget
running story
36. The newsroom department responsible for editing stories - writing headlines - and designing pages
yellow journalism
copy desk
copy
enterprise story
37. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
leading questions
column
wire service
budget
38. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
script
wire service
fact sheet
stylebook
39. A story clipped from a newspaper
anecdotal lead
mug shot
clip
attribute
40. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
advocacy journalism
press release
tag
layout
41. Designation by an editor for a reporter or photographer to cover an event
takeout
assignment
bump
spot news
42. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational
copy desk
public figure
off the record
yellow journalism
43. To gather news about an event
cover
stringer
change of venue
crusade
44. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer
blotter
closed-ended question
advocacy journalism
html
45. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
convergence
immediate identification lead
shield laws
public official
46. The reporter's name - usually printed at the beginning of a story
cut
news conference
transition
byline
47. Someone who posts news online without having been trained as a reporter affiliated with any news organization
nut graph
soft news
citizen journalist
off the record
48. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists
press release
tease
follow or follow-up
user-generated content
49. To continue a story on another page
jump
graf
suitcase lead
copyright
50. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
staffer
cutline (caption)
median kit
gutter