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Media Writing Vocab
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Subject
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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 name given to a story for newsroom use
transition
change of venue
justification
slug
2. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
dialogue
sources
brief
news conference
3. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
header
style
typo
play
4. A type of news lead that withholds a significant piece of information (usually a person's last name)
style
pad
break
delayed identification lead
5. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
news conference
beatblog
hit
grabber
6. A newspaper that prints a new edition every day
daily
bullet
citizen journalist
maestro
7. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
graf
dateline
refer
lead story
8. A way to measure the depth of a story
median kit
column inch
deck
dig
9. A write whose commentary is sold and distributed by a news organization for reprinting in other publications
syndicated columnist
sedition
angle
hyperlocal
10. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
dig
slug
tag
browser
11. A typesetting mistake
kill
broadcast
typo
median kit
12. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor
hole
font
op-ed page
video news release
13. The right of public officials to speak without threat of libel when carrying out their duties
in-cue
information graphic
absolute privilege
off the record
14. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
blotter
public relations
tag
press conference
15. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
mug shot
invasion of privacy
cut
VO (voice over)
16. Video images shot at a news scene that are later used to illustrate or cover a sound bit or reporter's track that was recorded separately
layout
color
scoop
B Roll (cover)
17. A page distributed by public relations practitioners highlighting key data about a product - project or event
fact sheet
bias
B copy
morgue
18. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
flag
editor
agate
daily
19. The space running vertically between two columns
logo
gutter
crusade
suitcase lead
20. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
target audience
freelancer
sedition
anecdote
21. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias
copy
color
narrative
flag
22. A newsgathering office separate from the main newsroom.
wire service
bureau
mug shot
cut
23. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
readership
general assignment
header
anecdote
24. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
median
correspondent
live
brief
25. The exact words spoken by a source
database
bias
cut
quote
26. Part advertising - part editorial
byline
advertorial
in-cue
public relations
27. 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.
daily
column logo
readership
background
28. The recorded voice of someone in the news - or sound from a news event
lead story
column inch
actuality
pad
29. Information that may be used in a story but which cannot be attributed in any way - in order to protect the source's identity
developing story
median kit
deck
deep background
30. Providing a community angle on a national story by discussing its connection to local people - issues - or events
sedition
attribution
localizing
tabloid
31. Defamation by the spoken word.
column
slander
puff piece
libel
32. The final words of a cut or wrap
out-cue
lead story
journalism
information graphic
33. The section of a sports arena or stadium reserved for reporters covering the event
logo
median
podcast
press box
34. To delete a story - or something within a story
kill
blog
slug
background
35. State and federal laws guaranteeing public access to most government records
citizen journalist
open-record laws
column logo
B copy
36. A small photo showing a person's face
brief
flag
tabloid
mug shot
37. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
credibility
spread
background
localizing
38. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
angle
libel
slide show
localizing
39. To question or investigate in depth
enterprise story
public official
dig
cub
40. Words the introduce some element in a broadcast news story
futures file
lead-in
flag
public relations
41. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
series
target audience
publisher
multimedia
42. The right of journalists to print their opinion on the performance of public figures or entertainers
fair comment and criticism
follow or follow-up
invasion of privacy
deck
43. To delay or relocate a story
bump
story
sound bite
yellow journalism
44. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
break
caption
hole
suitcase lead
45. The person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
blogger
draft
blotter
anchor
46. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
sedition
inverted pyramid
blotter
stylebook
47. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
caption
ad
information graphic
series
48. A small headline running below the main headline
editor
feature
deck
puff piece
49. A typeface
public official
invasion of privacy
anchor
font
50. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
out-cue
embargo
package
syndicated columnist