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Media Writing Vocab
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Media Writing Vocab
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1. Reckless disregard of the truth; printing something you know to be false

2. A software program that enables you to view Web pages

3. A newsgathering office separate from the main newsroom.

4. A web site where ordinary users can write and edit content collaboratively

5. Short for obituary - a story about someone who has died

6. An advertisement

7. A group of reporters and photographers selected to cover a story where access is limited

8. The most prestigious award in journalism - established by publisher Joseph Pulitzer at Columbia University

9. Newsroom slang for the crime reporters that summarizes facts about local arrests

10. A person who assigns - approves - or corrects stories for publication or broadcast

11. A page distributed by public relations practitioners highlighting key data about a product - project or event

12. A campaign by a news outlet to bring about reform or encourage government action

13. The top-ranking executive of a newspaper - who oversees all departments

14. Stories that are lighter and less urgent than serious breaking news events

15. A full-size newspaper

16. The closing line where reporters say their name and station call letters

17. Presenting information using more than one medium - combining text - graphics - audio and video

18. A web log; an online journal providing commentary news dispatches and/or links to related Web sites

19. To design a page on a computer

20. A feature story that uses interviews and observations to paint a picture of someone newsworthy

21. A word or phrase used by a writer to move a story from one point to another

22. Gathering information for a news story from a group of online readers

23. A newspaper that prints a new edition every day

24. The text of a story

25. Any map - chart or diagram used to analyze an event - object or place

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