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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. A question phrased in a way that encourages a source to give a lengthy - in-depth answer
op-ed page
open-ended question
running story
freelancer
2. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively
color
open-ended question
stringer
wiki
3. An interview session where someone fields questions from a group of reporters
news conference
microblogging
cover
header
4. The page opposite a newspaper's editorial page - usually reserved for columns and letters to the editor
byline
attribution
series
op-ed page
5. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
podcast
broadcast
header
freedom of information act
6. A word or name that's stylized in a graphic way
logo
brite
actual malice
news conference
7. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
immediate identification lead
lead
background
out-cue
8. A way to measure the depth of a story
gutter
column inch
slug
morgue
9. The story deserving the biggest headline and best display on page one - or at the start of a newscast
lead story
Q and A
style
plagiarism
10. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action
database
fair comment and criticism
crusade
absolute privilege
11. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
jump
play
yellow journalism
open-record laws
12. Tired cliches that are recycled by lazy reporters
journalese
ad
closed-ended question
news director
13. The exact words spoken by a source
morgue
flash
natural sound
quote
14. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
graf
Pulitzer Prize
profile
SOT (sound on tape)
15. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
enterprise story
sound bite
follow or follow-up
stylebook
16. The newsroom department responsible for editing stories - writing headlines - and designing pages
jargon
flag
soft news
copy desk
17. To delete a story - or something within a story
kill
actuality
brite
social networking
18. Reporting that requires extensive research to uncover information on misconduct or corruption that has been concealed from the public
target audience
style
privilege
investigative journalism
19. A page distributed by public relations practitioners highlighting key data about a product - project or event
leading questions
fact sheet
spike
localizing
20. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
narrative lead
color
video news release
morgue
21. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
layout
nut graph
grabber
freedom of information act
22. To gather news about an event
copy desk
cover
AP
talent
23. A blog written by a reporter or team of reporters that focuses on specialized topic such as local crime - sports or politics
beatblog
blogger
yellow journalism
clip
24. The lead to a reporter's warp - read by an anchor
kill
intro
soft news
profile
25. A story clipped from a newspaper
bullet
clip
plagiarism
copy desk
26. The slanting of information by a source - usually an attempt to make someone look good
spin
plagiarism
anecdotal lead
general assignment
27. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
layout
headline
investigative journalism
anecdote
28. A story in progress
post
developing story
hard news
header
29. An indirect quote that summarizes - in your own words - what someone else said
paraphrase
B copy
profile
slug
30. To question or investigate in depth
dig
stand-up
libel
header
31. A special label for any regularly appearing section - page - or story
header
font
slander
color
32. Questions intended to steer an interviewee in a particular direction
html
leading questions
cutline (caption)
profile
33. A story supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered
liftout quote
follow or follow-up
broadsheet
hit
34. The recorded voice of someone in the news - or sound from a news event
story
link
actuality
justification
35. The space running vertically between two columns
sound bite
gutter
running story
syndicated columnist
36. A person who gathers and writes news stories for publication or broadcast
blotter
dig
database
reporter
37. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
anecdote
advance
stringer
localizing
38. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited
copyright
prompter
user-generated content
hole
39. A non-breaking-news story on people - trends or issues
scoop
feature
press conference
social networking
40. A line or paragraph that alerts readers to a related story elsewhere in the paper or on the web site
stylebook
refer
deck
shield laws
41. A sentence or block of type providing descriptive information about a photo
spike
beat
browser
cutline (caption)
42. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
video news release
hit
trend story
obit
43. A series of photos and captions that illustrates a topic or event on a web site
cutline (caption)
slide show
lead-in
editor
44. A collection of clips - press releases - notes and story ideas - arranged by date - to remind editors of upcoming stories to assign
mug shot
median
futures file
talent
45. A news library - where published stories and photos are stored for reference
header
podcast
cq
morgue
46. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
microblogging
column
color
anecdote
47. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
advocacy journalism
dateline
news director
stringer
48. An early version of a story
information graphic
feature
user-generated content
draft
49. The first words of a cut or wrap
puff piece
beatblog
color
in-cue
50. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
hit
readership
draft
attribution