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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 top news executive in a television newsroom - responsible for news content - budget decision - hiring and firing staff - etc.
news director
slander
absolute privilege
natural sound
2. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
credibility
information graphic
draft
profile
3. Presenting information using more than one medium - combining text - graphics - audio and video
multimedia
actuality
trend story
column inch
4. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
tease
angle
median kit
news conference
5. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
libel
VO (voice over)
advocacy journalism
profile
6. A newspaper that prints a new edition every day
journalese
daily
slug
broadsheet
7. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
dummy
copyright
blotter
stet
8. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively
enterprise story
sources
font
wiki
9. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
correspondent
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
anecdotal lead
hit
10. An early version of a story
natural sound
draft
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
shield laws
11. Information sent out by a group of individual seeking publicity
SOT (sound on tape)
font
header
press release
12. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
refer
story
browser
brief
13. The placement of art and text on a page
wiki
reporter
layout
open-ended question
14. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
flag
conflict of interest
soft news
lead story
15. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
caption
in-cue
spin
bias
16. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
spot news
bullet
bump
dialogue
17. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
narrative lead
publisher
obit
talent
18. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
fair comment and criticism
takeout
enterprise story
feature
19. A news library - where published stories and photos are stored for reference
VO (voice over)
morgue
spread
copy desk
20. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
beat
inverted pyramid
soft news
takeout
21. An attention-getting lead
liftout quote
absolute privilege
kicker
grabber
22. The section of a sports arena or stadium reserved for reporters covering the event
stand-up
slander
press box
social networking
23. A longer analysis piece that attempts to put a complex issue into perspective
takeout
localizing
public official
summary lead
24. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
maestro
draft
publisher
live
25. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
draft
tag
anecdotal lead
conflict of interest
26. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
stet
tag
target audience
median kit
27. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
prompter
privilege
podcast
public figure
28. The first words of a cut or wrap
series
in-cue
B copy
talent
29. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
quote
deep background
angle
anecdote
30. A word or name that's stylized in a graphic way
logo
profile
lead
B Roll (cover)
31. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
kill
attribution
editorialize
browser
32. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
natural sound
color
talent
crowdsourcing
33. A write whose commentary is sold and distributed by a news organization for reprinting in other publications
open-ended question
syndicated columnist
follow or follow-up
AP
34. Designation by an editor for a reporter or photographer to cover an event
copy
brief
Q and A
assignment
35. A block of information - including staff names and publication data - often printed on the editorial page
masthead
paraphrase
attribution
link
36. The interconnected community of blogs and bloggers who post comments and link to each other's blogs
blogosphere
lead-in
closed-ended question
anecdotal lead
37. A way to measure the depth of a story
live
editorialize
column inch
spin
38. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
editor
headline
sedition
html
39. Journalism that focuses tightly on local community activities
plagiarism
quote
hyperlocal
graf
40. Use online sites such as facebook and myspace to build relationships with colleagues and sources
actual malice
stand-up
exclusive
social networking
41. An entry on a blog
post
press release
invasion of privacy
human-interest story
42. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
header
brite
link
news release
43. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
hit
fact sheet
column logo
immediate identification lead
44. A person who assigns - approves - or corrects stories for publication or broadcast
mug shot
copy desk
blogosphere
editor
45. A writer's unique blend of syntax - vocabulary and perspective that gives his or her writing its characteristic personality
reporter
style
draft
pool
46. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
publisher
open-ended question
cover
style
47. The space running vertically between two columns
readership
paginate
gutter
stand-up
48. Records or people providing journalists with information
crusade
sources
intro
convergence
49. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
shield laws
subhead
attribution
out-cue
50. A phrase inserted into a story that advises copy editors that the information has been checked
news release
column inch
sedition
cq