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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 legal protection given to authors preventing others from copying or selling their work
copyright
draft
column
editor
2. Someone who posts news online without having been trained as a reporter affiliated with any news organization
graf
database
series
citizen journalist
3. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
dialogue
hard news
anchor
libel
4. A type of news lead that withholds a significant piece of information (usually a person's last name)
delayed identification lead
deep background
spot news
advance
5. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
soft news
copy editor
slug
immediate identification lead
6. A flattering story written to provide gratuitous publicity
cq
syndicated columnist
puff piece
script
7. A staffer who works with reporters - editors - photographers and designers to plan and create special treatment for stories
profile
maestro
cq
dummy
8. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
public official
assignment
backgrounder
off the record
9. A lead in which the 'who' is identified by name - usually because the person is recognizable to most readers
broadcast
anecdotal lead
target audience
immediate identification lead
10. A short - amusing news story
paraphrase
brite
home page
journalese
11. To question or investigate in depth
dig
dateline
color
link
12. Software used to produced animated graphics
median
flash
investigative journalism
story
13. Tired cliches that are recycled by lazy reporters
browser
broadcast
prompter
journalese
14. The use of quotes to re-create a conversation between two or more people
absolute privilege
deck
AP
dialogue
15. To delay or relocate a story
bump
morgue
agate
tag
16. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
spread
closed-ended question
public figure
jargon
17. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor
intro
dummy
human-interest story
narrative lead
18. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
refer
advance
column
tabloid
19. A collection of clips - press releases - notes and story ideas - arranged by date - to remind editors of upcoming stories to assign
blog
style
lead story
futures file
20. An early version of a story
budget
attribution
draft
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
21. A typesetting mistake
jargon
talent
immediate identification lead
typo
22. A feature story on the culture's latest fads - fashions - and ideas
agate
slug
byline
trend story
23. A full-size newspaper
spike
broadsheet
attribution
profile
24. The area or subject that a reporter is responsible for covering. (topic - institution - location)
brief
beat
closed-ended question
futures file
25. Where a reporter covers a wide range of stories rather than focusing on a specific beat
general assignment
public relations
play
shield laws
26. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
follow or follow-up
live
deep background
browser
27. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
takeout
beatblog
paginate
journalism
28. The top news executive in a television newsroom - responsible for news content - budget decision - hiring and firing staff - etc.
public figure
cover
news director
trend story
29. A non-breaking-news story on people - trends or issues
clip
column inch
header
feature
30. A section or fragment of a longer quote that you insert into anther sentence
Pulitzer Prize
database
partial quotation
copy editor
31. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
anchor
anecdote
second-day story
public figure
32. A story that explains the basics of an issue or event. also refers to an interview in which a source provides information - though not necessarily for publication
mug shot
layout
social networking
backgrounder
33. State and federal laws that guarantee public access to meetings of government bodies
B copy
yellow journalism
open-meeting laws
column inch
34. A blog written by a reporter or team of reporters that focuses on specialized topic such as local crime - sports or politics
bump
intro
beatblog
investigative journalism
35. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
cutline (caption)
hard news
quote
median
36. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
prompter
public official
multimedia
morgue
37. A short news story
crowdsourcing
immediate identification lead
brief
microblogging
38. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
jump
hole
stringer
absolute privilege
39. An interview printed in question-and-answer form
sound bite
open-ended question
attribution
Q and A
40. A news story by a reporter that doesn't use actualities
style
paginate
voicer
open-meeting laws
41. When the anchor speaks over video - or when a reporter narrates over video cover
follow or follow-up
public relations
localizing
VO (voice over)
42. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
justification
font
social networking
wire service
43. Material for news sites that's provided by the public rather than news organizations or journalists
target audience
user-generated content
transition
journalese
44. 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.
background
hard news
gutter
intro
45. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
press box
stand-up
beatblog
lead story
46. In radio or tv new stories - sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene
B Roll (cover)
sedition
change of venue
natural sound
47. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
live
suitcase lead
blog
background
48. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
quote
correspondent
obit
stylebook
49. A story clipped from a newspaper
brite
localizing
clip
daily
50. The skills and tactics used to convey information and maintain a positive public image about a person - product - event or organization
color
journalism
public relations
readership