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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. Reporters - anchors - disc jockeys - those paid to appear on the air
dig
justification
tag
talent
2. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites
backgrounder
soft news
investigative journalism
wrap
3. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
podcast
sedition
feature
advocacy journalism
4. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer
blog
closed-ended question
B copy
bias
5. The public's perception of the reliability of a reporter or news outlet
credibility
clip
crusade
refer
6. A type of news lead that withholds a significant piece of information (usually a person's last name)
delayed identification lead
news director
cover
series
7. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
trend story
human-interest story
hard news
crowdsourcing
8. A self-employed writer who sells stories to publications
freelancer
anchor
maestro
style
9. To question or investigate in depth
delayed identification lead
dig
running story
journalese
10. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
follow or follow-up
takeout
jargon
ad
11. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests
blotter
home page
header
paraphrase
12. Presenting information using more than one medium - combining text - graphics - audio and video
mug shot
multimedia
Pulitzer Prize
broadsheet
13. A small photo showing a person's face
mug shot
anchor
lead story
B copy
14. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
graf
narrative lead
assignment
convergence
15. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
dateline
journalese
public official
microblogging
16. Defamation by the spoken word.
journalism
Pulitzer Prize
slander
median
17. A roundup of stories by each department of a newsroom
gutter
flag
spot news
budget
18. A news library - where published stories and photos are stored for reference
morgue
angle
convergence
grabber
19. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
shield laws
syndicated columnist
cq
broadsheet
20. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
broadsheet
lead
copyright
cq
21. A storytelling style where events unfold chronologically
news conference
justification
narrative
daily
22. Small type used for sports statistics - stock tables - classified ads - etc.
agate
lead story
sound bite
public figure
23. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
freelancer
freedom of information act
obit
cover
24. A story reported by only one news outlet
narrative lead
exclusive
freedom of information act
user-generated content
25. A way to measure the depth of a story
advertorial
localizing
dummy
column inch
26. A section or fragment of a longer quote that you insert into anther sentence
feature
bullet
news director
partial quotation
27. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
median kit
headline
invasion of privacy
advance
28. A blog written by a reporter or team of reporters that focuses on specialized topic such as local crime - sports or politics
jump
beatblog
flag
stand-up
29. A graphic device that labels regularly appearing material
absolute privilege
agate
refer
column logo
30. 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.
press release
background
delayed identification lead
journalese
31. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
cut
ad
refer
press box
32. A story in progress
header
paginate
developing story
angle
33. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
open-meeting laws
hit
nut graph
median kit
34. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
wire service
running story
change of venue
public figure
35. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
profile
cutline (caption)
inverted pyramid
obit
36. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
logo
public relations
play
bias
37. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
bureau
libel
package
paraphrase
38. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
news conference
blog
localizing
spin
39. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
attribution
partial quotation
dateline
stringer
40. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
readership
press release
second-day story
invasion of privacy
41. A collection of facts and data that's organized by journalists into a searchable format
database
budget
package
freedom of information act
42. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
header
exclusive
maestro
news conference
43. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
profile
investigative journalism
database
wire service
44. A story layout designed across two facing pages
spread
graf
change of venue
quote
45. Someone who posts news online without having been trained as a reporter affiliated with any news organization
brite
citizen journalist
B Roll (cover)
podcast
46. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
tag
wiki
font
public relations
47. A recorded comment from a news source
sound bite
freelancer
information graphic
blogosphere
48. The most prestigious award in journalism - established by publisher Joseph Pulitzer at Columbia University
freedom of information act
human-interest story
Pulitzer Prize
spin
49. A lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
closed-ended question
hard news
embargo
narrative lead
50. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
slander
html
sound bite
editorialize