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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. A section of a story that's written ahead of time for an event that will occur close to deadline
bias
jump
press conference
B copy
2. Not prerecorded; usually refers to stories filed from a news scene
column logo
slander
beat
live
3. In libel cases - someone who exercises power or influence in governmental affairs
public official
maestro
general assignment
kill
4. Software used to produced animated graphics
hit
profile
flash
plagiarism
5. The exact words spoken by a source
assignment
blog
spike
quote
6. The business and craft of producing content for the news media
typo
freedom of information act
header
journalism
7. Factual coverage of serious events
puff piece
profile
hard news
conflict of interest
8. A press release - complete with images and sound - ready to be used in a televised newscast
privilege
video news release
shield laws
cut
9. A typesetting mistake
liftout quote
typo
flash
cub
10. To delete a story - or something within a story
anecdote
dig
play
kill
11. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
clip
editorialize
public relations
correspondent
12. To publish an important or dramatic story for the first time
credibility
open-meeting laws
break
citizen journalist
13. A recounting of an entertaining or informative incident within a story
play
information graphic
conflict of interest
anecdote
14. The name of a newspaper as it's displayd on page one
backgrounder
human-interest story
tabloid
flag
15. A news lead that summarizes the most significant of the five W's
copy editor
scoop
summary lead
yellow journalism
16. A word or name that's stylized in a graphic way
break
logo
flash
series
17. Lines of type - often bold - used to divide text into smaller sections
absolute privilege
subhead
natural sound
mug shot
18. unfairly favoring one side over another when writing a story
flash
credibility
bias
leading questions
19. A graphic device that labels regularly appearing material
font
press release
B copy
column logo
20. Use online sites such as facebook and myspace to build relationships with colleagues and sources
hard news
social networking
prompter
yellow journalism
21. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
live
video news release
copy desk
staffer
22. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died
obit
partial quotation
pad
follow or follow-up
23. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
bullet
op-ed page
morgue
stringer
24. The name given to a story for newsroom use
profile
slug
multimedia
copy editor
25. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
column
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
feature
nut graph
26. A graphic treatment of a quotation taken from a story - often using bold or italic type and a photo
liftout quote
SOT (sound on tape)
break
hyperlocal
27. The focus - emphasis - or 'slant' of a story; a distinctive way of viewing and writing about a topic
talent
crusade
blog
angle
28. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
privilege
soft news
backgrounder
beat
29. A storytelling style where events unfold chronologically
profile
narrative
blotter
tag
30. A restriction placed on a news story or press release that specifies where the information can be made public
bureau
investigative journalism
embargo
layout
31. An agreement by a reporter and a source specifying that information revealed in an interview cannot be printed in any form
feature
slug
gutter
off the record
32. A 1966 law requiring federal agencies to make most of their records available to the public upon request
spike
closed-ended question
Pulitzer Prize
freedom of information act
33. A story that is continuing to unfold - necessitating follow-up stories as events develop
running story
developing story
story
yellow journalism
34. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place
public figure
cub
bureau
information graphic
35. The term used for counting the number of visitors to a web page
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
layout
press conference
hit
36. A phrase inserted into a story that advises copy editors that the information has been checked
news director
prompter
cq
story
37. A story in progress
typo
developing story
second-day story
blogosphere
38. A series of photos and captions that illustrates a topic or event on a web site
scoop
credibility
second-day story
slide show
39. The person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
anchor
readership
information graphic
human-interest story
40. Sombining a variety of media to cover a story
paraphrase
feature
convergence
deck
41. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
investigative journalism
flash
masthead
justification
42. The main page of a web site - providing links to the rest of the site
home page
public official
news conference
database
43. A direct question intended to elicit a yes-or-not answer
closed-ended question
draft
typo
press release
44. A lead that begins a story by placing readers in the middle of the action
public official
script
break
narrative lead
45. A story explaining an upcoming meeting or event
news release
wire service
bureau
advance
46. A small headline running below the main headline
plagiarism
absolute privilege
stylebook
deck
47. Large type running above or beside a story to summarize its content
puff piece
agate
nut graph
headline
48. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
sources
running story
VO (voice over)
story
49. Providing a community angle on a national story by discussing its connection to local people - issues - or events
paraphrase
intro
localizing
crusade
50. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
lead
sidebar
leading questions
advertorial