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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 person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
developing story
cut
anchor
Pulitzer Prize
2. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
press release
blog
post
paraphrase
3. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
break
maestro
broadcast
color
4. An attention-getting lead
masthead
fair comment and criticism
grabber
median kit
5. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor
slide show
op-ed page
headline
justification
6. Passing off someone else's words or ideas as your own
dialogue
plagiarism
information graphic
font
7. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
yellow journalism
user-generated content
journalism
attribution
8. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
follow or follow-up
daily
human-interest story
news release
9. The name given to a story for newsroom use
slug
takeout
morgue
blotter
10. Reckless disregard of the truth; printing something you know to be false
anecdote
actual malice
video news release
crowdsourcing
11. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
jargon
bias
quote
exclusive
12. The space running vertically between two columns
fact sheet
gutter
copy
jump
13. A news lead that summarizes the most significant of the five W's
summary lead
general assignment
news director
editorial
14. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
stet
agate
citizen journalist
open-meeting laws
15. 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.
plagiarism
background
press conference
story
16. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
leading questions
bullet
cover
news conference
17. A situation where a journalist's personal interests affect the coverage of a story
conflict of interest
justification
journalism
partial quotation
18. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
sources
crowdsourcing
publisher
obit
19. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
open-record laws
advocacy journalism
exclusive
bias
20. A collection of facts and data that's organized by journalists into a searchable format
bullet
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
crusade
database
21. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
stet
shield laws
privilege
futures file
22. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
header
caption
open-meeting laws
press conference
23. A small story or chart accompanying a bigger story on the same topic
immediate identification lead
series
slug
sidebar
24. An exclusive story no other news outlet has
morgue
profile
follow or follow-up
scoop
25. A reporter who files stories from outside the newsroom
out-cue
background
in-cue
correspondent
26. Part advertising - part editorial
advertorial
paginate
tabloid
follow or follow-up
27. A writer's unique blend of syntax - vocabulary and perspective that gives his or her writing its characteristic personality
libel
style
anchor
play
28. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
kill
invasion of privacy
closed-ended question
wiki
29. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
morgue
median kit
copy
multimedia
30. To delete a story - or something within a story
shield laws
kill
series
talent
31. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
fact sheet
column
play
break
32. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
enterprise story
lead
attribution
beat
33. A small headline running below the main headline
morgue
press release
narrative
deck
34. A particular demographic at which media producers or advertisers aim their messages
trend story
general assignment
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
target audience
35. Transferring a court proceeding to another jurisdiction after the prosecution or defense claims that potential jurors have been prejudiced by local media coverage
change of venue
blog
typo
puff piece
36. A short news story
attribution
cub
brief
prompter
37. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
plagiarism
spot news
prompter
hit
38. A storytelling style where events unfold chronologically
prompter
narrative
bias
podcast
39. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
flash
freelancer
talent
feature
40. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
copy editor
column logo
headline
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
41. To lengthen a story by adding unnecessary material - usually so it fits a predetermined length
pad
freelancer
soft news
user-generated content
42. A recorded comment from a news source
fair comment and criticism
typo
press release
sound bite
43. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
running story
sedition
open-meeting laws
publisher
44. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
partial quotation
tease
masthead
attribution
45. A person who gathers and writes news stories for publication or broadcast
color
advance
reporter
localizing
46. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
reporter
median
slide show
dateline
47. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
shield laws
profile
play
credibility
48. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
story
intro
video news release
citizen journalist
49. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
running story
copy
spread
journalism
50. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
story
paraphrase
VO (voice over)
jump