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Media Writing Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A 'follow-up' story that provides additional details about an event that was previously covered
Pulitzer Prize
news conference
second-day story
press box
2. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
assignment
convergence
editor
fact sheet
3. A storytelling style where events unfold chronologically
byline
beat
narrative
maestro
4. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
enterprise story
editorialize
fair comment and criticism
dialogue
5. A story clipped from a newspaper
bump
refer
clip
sound bite
6. Tired cliches that are recycled by lazy reporters
correspondent
narrative lead
journalese
editorialize
7. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
font
kicker
journalism
home page
8. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
press conference
readership
dig
headline
9. A proofreading comment that means 'leave it - ignore any editing notations'
stet
brite
story
stringer
10. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
jargon
publisher
intro
narrative lead
11. The written phrase that identifies the source of a fact - opinion or quote in a story
column
attribution
profile
VO (voice over)
12. The name of a newspaper as it's displayd on page one
flag
actuality
editorialize
masthead
13. The final words of a cut or wrap
leading questions
localizing
bump
out-cue
14. A news library - where published stories and photos are stored for reference
morgue
maestro
stringer
break
15. A radio news story that begins and ends with a reporter's voice 'wrapped' around one or more sound bites
blog
wrap
convergence
correspondent
16. To lengthen a story by adding unnecessary material - usually so it fits a predetermined length
video news release
pad
cq
summary lead
17. A collection of clips - press releases - notes and story ideas - arranged by date - to remind editors of upcoming stories to assign
copy editor
futures file
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
masthead
18. The most prestigious award in journalism - established by publisher Joseph Pulitzer at Columbia University
broadsheet
Pulitzer Prize
advance
natural sound
19. A brief headline or promo for a coming radio or tv news story
tease
AP
investigative journalism
transition
20. To continue a story on another page
slug
bullet
jump
narrative
21. 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.
cutline (caption)
publisher
VO (voice over)
background
22. A newsroom staffer who edits stories and writes headlines
talent
copy editor
blog
second-day story
23. A device that projects a news script in front of the camera lens for an anchor to read
package
prompter
blogosphere
draft
24. A small headline running below the main headline
paraphrase
natural sound
deck
median
25. A humorous - dramatic or revealing incident that's used to begin a story
blogger
anecdotal lead
advocacy journalism
blotter
26. A newspaper format that's roughly half the size of a standard page
kicker
tabloid
copy editor
news release
27. A compilation of newsroom rules for punctuation - capitalization - abbreviation - etc. with guidelines on everything from handling profanity to recording sports scores
credibility
news release
publisher
stylebook
28. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
wire service
second-day story
video news release
copy
29. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline
B copy
median kit
crusade
kill
30. A format that lets web users subscribe to feeds from blogs or web sites
blog
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
publisher
spike
31. Short for 'paragraph'
lead
crusade
user-generated content
graf
32. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
median kit
SOT (sound on tape)
kicker
dig
33. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
credibility
off the record
public official
yellow journalism
34. A shot of a reporter at a news scene reporting a story
op-ed page
second-day story
stand-up
pad
35. The section of a sports arena or stadium reserved for reporters covering the event
press box
browser
dialogue
journalese
36. A rookie or trainee reporter
post
cub
clip
summary lead
37. A recorded sound bit played during a tv news story
SOT (sound on tape)
advocacy journalism
delayed identification lead
graf
38. Publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation
B copy
daily
libel
profile
39. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
live
blogosphere
developing story
lead
40. Activities or writings that incite resistance or hostility toward the government
sedition
justification
immediate identification lead
second-day story
41. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites
blog
copy editor
play
press box
42. A small - detailed page diagram showing where all elements go
puff piece
bias
dummy
credibility
43. A newspaper that prints a new edition every day
bump
daily
jump
sidebar
44. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited
agate
refer
flash
hole
45. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
advertorial
stringer
refer
open-meeting laws
46. A recorded comment from a news source
refer
sound bite
intro
slug
47. When the anchor speaks over video - or when a reporter narrates over video cover
VO (voice over)
copy
citizen journalist
tag
48. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
blogosphere
soft news
subhead
anchor
49. A short - amusing news story
slide show
brite
investigative journalism
correspondent
50. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters
column inch
talent
tag
developing story
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