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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. An explanatory paragraph near the top of the story that summarizes what the story is about
cutline (caption)
puff piece
blogger
nut graph
2. Statutes that give journalists the right to protect the identity of sources when questioned during judicial proceedings
shield laws
backgrounder
graf
news director
3. A story in progress
developing story
agate
attribution
kicker
4. Someone who works for a news organization a reporter - editor - photographer - etc.
prompter
fact sheet
staffer
crowdsourcing
5. An entry on a blog
conflict of interest
wiki
tabloid
post
6. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events
intro
attribute
soft news
column
7. Violating the right of an ordinary person to be left alone
liftout quote
invasion of privacy
public figure
bureau
8. Questions intended to steer an interviewee in a particular direction
narrative
leading questions
editorialize
break
9. A typeface
pad
hard news
font
dig
10. An indirect quote that summarizes - in your own words - what someone else said
paraphrase
editorial
B Roll (cover)
database
11. The name given to a story for newsroom use
invasion of privacy
talent
slug
open-ended question
12. The most prestigious award in journalism - established by publisher Joseph Pulitzer at Columbia University
sound bite
Pulitzer Prize
public official
stringer
13. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively
wiki
blogger
journalese
copy editor
14. Records or people providing journalists with information
cover
stylebook
yellow journalism
sources
15. An ending that concludes a story in a clever way
kicker
closed-ended question
brite
immediate identification lead
16. An attention-getting lead
conflict of interest
grabber
bump
copyright
17. A news story structure that presents the most important facts first; the rest of the information is organized in descending order of importance
user-generated content
change of venue
intro
inverted pyramid
18. The exact words spoken by a source
paraphrase
quote
live
flash
19. Information sent out by a group or individual seeking publicity
attribute
feature
cut
news release
20. A 'follow-up' story that provides additional details about an event that was previously covered
suitcase lead
package
kicker
second-day story
21. The interconnected community of blogs and bloggers who post comments and link to each other's blogs
invasion of privacy
futures file
correspondent
blogosphere
22. A restriction placed on a news story or press release that specifies where the information can be made public
spin
spread
embargo
change of venue
23. A full-size newspaper
ad
graf
broadsheet
B copy
24. The text of a story
plagiarism
stand-up
copy
cover
25. An unanswered question in a story; a significant missing fact that's identified when a story is edited
plagiarism
reporter
hole
logo
26. In libel cases - someone who exercises power or influence in governmental affairs
lead story
hole
mug shot
public official
27. Sending information to many destinations simultaneously via radio - television or computer network
open-meeting laws
broadcast
agate
logo
28. Tired cliches that are recycled by lazy reporters
journalese
summary lead
median kit
change of venue
29. The person who reads the news during a newscast and provides transition between stories
anchor
sedition
futures file
deck
30. A particular demographic at which media producers or advertisers aim their messages
lead story
correspondent
closed-ended question
target audience
31. To design a page on a computer
tease
font
paginate
microblogging
32. Associated Press - a worldwide news-gathering cooperative
AP
news release
correspondent
assignment
33. Words appearing at the start of a first paragraph of a story that identify where the story was filed
column inch
sidebar
copy editor
dateline
34. A small story or chart accompanying a bigger story on the same topic
sidebar
Q and A
information graphic
anecdotal lead
35. A flattering story written to provide gratuitous publicity
lead
actuality
puff piece
localizing
36. The word journalists use to refer to a published article
puff piece
flag
wire service
story
37. A roundup of stories by each department of a newsroom
package
layout
budget
justification
38. To inject the reporter's opinion inappropriately into a news story or headline
SOT (sound on tape)
editorialize
human-interest story
column logo
39. A situation where a journalist's personal interests affect the coverage of a story
conflict of interest
developing story
press conference
pool
40. To gather news about an event
cover
tease
news conference
paginate
41. Gathering information for a news story from a group of online readers
fair comment and criticism
trend story
spike
crowdsourcing
42. A part-time correspondent who is not a regular newsroom employee but gets paid by the story
advance
stringer
transition
conflict of interest
43. A group of reporters and photographers selected to cover a story where access is limited
fact sheet
sidebar
pool
cutline (caption)
44. Specialized technical or bureaucratic language that's often confusing or meaningless to ordinary readers
narrative lead
jargon
blotter
deep background
45. The first sentence or paragraph of a story
out-cue
running story
lead
angle
46. The reporter's name - usually printed at the beginning of a story
byline
intro
transition
investigative journalism
47. News reporting that's sleazy or sensational
yellow journalism
stand-up
dummy
in-cue
48. Aligning lines of text so they're even along both the right and left margins
justification
B copy
sources
localizing
49. The emphasis given to a story or an element within a story
play
libel
SOT (sound on tape)
tabloid
50. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments
publisher
refer
pad
dummy