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25 GMFs Vocab Words

TermDefinition
Analyste Analyst: An analyst provides background information for a news story to help audiences understand the subject matter more fully.
Source Anonyme Anonymous Source: An anonymous source is an interviewee that has requested to obscure their identity in a published article.
Style PA AP Style: The Associated Press Style Guide outlines the industry-standard expectations on grammar, numeral formatting, and the use of common words or phrases.
Bannière Banner: An attention-grabbing headline features the largest font on the page and spans the entire width of the paper.
Battre les rapports Beat Reporting: A beat is a reporter’s specific area of focus on a particular issue, sector, organization, or institution.
Tabasser Beat-up: Though this news story may have once been based on a real event, the details have been grossly sensationalized to the point where it can no longer be considered the truth.
Sous le pli Below the fold: The term comes from traditional newspaper publishing when there was an actual physical fold in the middle of the paper.
Dernières nouvelles Breaking news: Newsworthy events can happen at any moment, and the initial coverage of those events is referred to as “breaking news.”
Brillant Bright: A “bright” refers to a short, quirky news story, usually between one and three paragraphs in length.
Journaliste de radiotélévision Broadcast journalist: Broadcast journalism is an umbrella term for the distribution of news content through electrical means, such as radio, television, and the Internet.
Grand format Broadsheet: A broadsheet refers to one of the two most common newspaper formats. These large papers usually run 29.5 by 23.5 inches in length.
Bouledogue Bulldog: The term bulldog refers to an early edition of a newspaper, usually, the first of the day. Bulldog editions were typically printed and sold to distributors the night before, to be sold first thing in the morning.
Byline Byline: This is the line just below the hed/headline and the dek that attributes the piece to a writer.
Circulation Circulation: Newspaper circulation refers to the number of copies distributed during the day. This term is more commonly associated with print media but has been adapted for the digital age to include online web traffic.
Clickbait Clickbait: The goal for this type of web content is to attract as many viewers or “clickthrough” as possible.
Journaliste Columnist: Unlike the average reporter, a columnist writes pieces that express his or her opinions on a particular subject and allow their personality to show through their work. Often, column writing features a more humorous slant.
Commentateur Commentator: Commentators provide opinionated coverage on news events or topical issues, separating them from the objective, unbiased work produced by reporters or analysts who provide context to help explain facts without stating an opinion.
Biais de confirmation Confirmation Bias: Sometimes, editors/reporters write news with a slant (see below) that will appeal to their audience, because it conforms to their established views/biases. Fox and MSNBC have built their success on confirmation bias.
Copier Copy: Copy refers to the written text and images that make up an article.
Correspondant Correspondent: A correspondent is a journalist who covers a particular beat or reports from the location of critical news events.
Journalisme de copain Crony Journalism: This practice refers to heavily biased coverage that overlooks or downplays news that reflects poorly on the reporter’s personal contacts.
Couper Cut: As a verb, “to cut” refers to the act of deleting written copy. It can also refer to an image or photograph used in the article.
Ligne de coupe Cutline: : Cutline refers to the caption underneath an image.
Date limite Dateline: This is the first line of an article that states the time and location during which the story takes place.
Plate-forme Deck/Dek: The dek is a 1-2 sentence summary of the article below. You can usually spot the dek underneath the headline (see below) and byline (see above), formatted using a smaller font to differentiate from the article’s beginning sentences.
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