Journalism Vocab
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Journalism Vocab
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1. Particular emphasis of a media presentation sometimes called a slant

2. A beginning reporter.

3. A story usually short that is humorous or pleasing to the reader.

4. Headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. Also called a line ribbon streamer screamer

5. A worldwide news-gathering cooperative owned by its subscribers.

6. A page in a newspaper that is opposite the editorial page and contains columns articles letters for readers and other items expressing opinions

7. Factual accounts of important events usually appearing first in a newspaper

8. The main article on the front page of a newspaper or the cover story in a magazine

9. Statutes under which an individual or a group can take action against another group or individual.

10. Any overly obscure technical or bureaucratic words that would not be used in everyday language

11. A page of typewritten copy for newspaper use.

12. Publicity story or a story that contains unwarranted superlatives.

13. A collection filed according to date of newspaper clippings letters notes and other information to remind editors of stories to assign.

14. The organization of a news story in which information is arranged in descending order of importance.

15. A column of copy and/or graphics which appears on the page of a magazine or newspaper to communicate information about the story or contents of the paper

16. Abbreviation for paragraph

17. To keep abreast of significant developments on a beat or to report on a specfic event.

18. Similar to libel but spoken instead of published

19. Stories that are interesting but less important than hard news - focusing on people as well as facts and information and including interviews reviews articles and editorials

20. The department responsible for distribution of the newspaper.

21. A person who talks to a reporter on the record for attribution in a news story

22. A feature story that focuses on the current fads directions tendencies and inclinations of society

23. Continuation of a story from one page to another

24. The individual responsible for the business operations of a newspaper.

25. A line identifying the author of a story.

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