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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. Two or more stories on the same topic - usually published in a scheduled sequence
series
human-interest story
dialogue
advocacy journalism
2. A package of information about a product - group or event - often containing background information - photos - news releases and so on
slug
social networking
median kit
B copy
3. To kill or withhold a story from publication
video news release
gutter
draft
spike
4. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
exclusive
blotter
font
libel
5. To gather news about an event
link
credibility
cover
Pulitzer Prize
6. A flattering story written to provide gratuitous publicity
follow or follow-up
libel
broadcast
puff piece
7. A type of blogging where bloggers post extremely brief updates
microblogging
enterprise story
beatblog
broadsheet
8. An interview session where someone answers questions from a group of reporters
press conference
reporter
pool
fair comment and criticism
9. A non-breaking-news story on people - trends or issues
fair comment and criticism
feature
column
median kit
10. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
change of venue
blog
VO (voice over)
blotter
11. To delete part of a story
bias
pad
cut
B copy
12. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
delayed identification lead
prompter
html
brief
13. A story reported by only one news outlet
byline
crowdsourcing
advocacy journalism
exclusive
14. Information sent out by a group of individual seeking publicity
press release
editorialize
hard news
journalism
15. A page distributed by public relations practitioners highlighting key data about a product - project or event
slug
pad
fact sheet
cq
16. A question phrased in a way that encourages a source to give a lengthy - in-depth answer
angle
liftout quote
open-ended question
off the record
17. To design a page on a computer
paginate
break
series
fair comment and criticism
18. Adding description or human interest or slanting it unfairly by adding bias
color
VO (voice over)
social networking
profile
19. Part advertising - part editorial
advertorial
crusade
fair comment and criticism
gutter
20. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
citizen journalist
stet
story
dialogue
21. Commentary that expresses opinion about a current event or issue
subhead
editorial
hit
post
22. The text of a story
sound bite
developing story
delayed identification lead
copy
23. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
open-record laws
lead
graf
blotter
24. To delay or relocate a story
gutter
editorial
ad
bump
25. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
enterprise story
staffer
crusade
justification
26. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
talent
follow or follow-up
bullet
sedition
27. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
running story
puff piece
spread
story
28. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
public figure
script
Pulitzer Prize
information graphic
29. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites
cut
information graphic
wrap
multimedia
30. The slanting of information by a source - usually an attempt to make someone look good
public official
color
trend story
spin
31. The recorded voice of someone in the news - or sound from a news event
actuality
masthead
broadcast
intro
32. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
public official
running story
spin
credibility
33. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy
narrative
profile
actual malice
partial quotation
34. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
localizing
justification
wiki
embargo
35. When the anchor speaks over video - or when a reporter narrates over video cover
multimedia
soft news
script
VO (voice over)
36. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational
post
editorial
public relations
yellow journalism
37. An organization that complies news - features and photos and distributes them - for a fee - to subscribing publications
wire service
narrative
shield laws
actuality
38. A reporter who files stories from outside the newsroom
staffer
jump
correspondent
beat
39. A story layout designed across two facing pages
blogosphere
second-day story
spread
AP
40. The middle number or halfway point in a series of numbers arranged by size
live
bureau
delayed identification lead
median
41. A rookie or trainee reporter
leading questions
cub
advance
bureau
42. A group of reporters and photographers selected to cover a story where access is limited
pool
flag
ad
stand-up
43. A story that uses multiple points of entry to make complex topics more accessible to readers
bullet
package
column logo
cover
44. A feature that provides drama or emotional impact for readers
obit
human-interest story
cover
talent
45. The written version of a radio news story
dig
median kit
script
style
46. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
anecdote
editorialize
slug
dateline
47. When journalists take sides in a controversial issue - promoting a particular point of view
open-ended question
talent
advocacy journalism
sedition
48. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
follow or follow-up
stet
second-day story
stylebook
49. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
feature
live
maestro
inverted pyramid
50. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
spike
paraphrase
convergence
advocacy journalism