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Journalism Terms
Question | Answer |
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banner | a prominent page 1 headline |
beat | a reporter's topic area |
break or jump | a part of the story continued on another page |
brief | a small story |
byline | name of the writer at the top of the article |
caption | title or explanation of a picture |
copy | manuscript of a news story |
cub | a beginning reporter |
dateline | city or place at the top of the story |
deadline | time limit |
dummy | a planned version of a newspaper page |
ears | white spaces at either side of the newspaper's front page |
edition | issue of a newspaper |
editorial | article expressing opinion of editors and owners |
feature | story that is written to entertain as well as inform |
masthead or nameplate | title of newspaper |
headline | title or main idea of article |
justify | type is aligned evenly on left and right |
lead | opening paragraph of a news story |
morgue | outdated term for library |
mug | photo of an individual |
obit | story of the death of a person |
pool | number of reporters |
proof | printed copy before it goes to press |
scoop | a story no one else has |
sidebar | a story that accompanies the main story |
wire | stories filed by a news service (Associated Press-API) |