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journalism 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| newsworthy | events and information that readers want and need to know immediately. Information that might have an impact on reader's lives. |
| Wire service | a company or cooperative that sells stories and photos and sends them via satellite or computer to member papers |
| First hand information | information gathered about an event through direct experience. |
| Beat writer | a writer who covers a "beat", or specific topic, place, or team. |
| lead | the first paragraph of a story, designed to give readers the most important information and "lead" them to continue reading |
| news story | an article that includes the important details about a newsworthy event. |
| inverted pyramid sytle | most important information is placed at beginning of news article. This allows readers to quickly and easily grasp a sense of the article and main facts |
| circulation | the total number of people who subscribe to the newspaper or buy it at a newstand |
| refer | (pronounced reefer) lines of type and sometimes art that refers readers to stories inside the newspaper. |
| flag | (or banner) the name of the newspaper on the front page, set in a particular style of type so it is easily recognized |
| Staff writer | a writer employed by the newspaper |
| Scoop | an exclusive story |
| Publisher | The person responsible for the total operation of the newspaper |
| Kill | to remove a story or ad from the newspaper |
| Journalist | a person who gathers information and writes articles about important events |
| Foreign correspondent | a journalist who gathers news outside the United States |
| Edition | one of a number of versions of a newspaper issued in one day (morning edition, evening edition, internet edition, etc.). |
| Edit | to revise, proofread, write a headline or approve a story for publication |
| Columnist | a writer of a column that appears regularly in the newspaper. Columnists frequently offer their opinions on current events |
| Budget meeting | a daily meeting where the editorial staff talk about the schedule of stories for the next day |
| Tip | information from a source outside the newspaper leading to an interesting news story |
| Tabloid | a newspaper half the size of a standard newspaper, concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated |
| Review | a critical report of a new book, movie, television show, performance or restaurant |
| Obituary | a published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased |
| Layout | a plan or sketch of each page to the newspaper indicating where photos, articles, ad and headlines will be placed (layout=noun, pagination=verb) |
| Freedom of the press | protected by the first amendment to the US Constitution, prohibiting the government from interfering with the printing and distribution of information or opinions (not protecting against defamination or copyright) |
| Feature story | a story in which the basic purpose is something other than news, human interest stories |
| Editorial | an article located on the editorial pages of a newspaper, stating the opinion of the newspaper, its management, its readers or other people |
| Classified Ad | (want ad) people-to-people advertisements for items that individuals or business are looking for or want to buy or sell (these are classified because they are "classified" or organized by category) |
| Advertising | the activity of attracting public attention to a product or business (pain announcements in print) |
| pagination | the process of designing and producing a full page of the newpaper on a computer |
| photo credit | a byline for the photographer, crediting him or her for the photo that has run |
| byline | the writers name at the beginning of the article |
| cutline | the caption accompanying a photo |
| masthead | a box of information, usually found on the editorial page, containg the name of the newspaper and its ownership and management |
| index | a listing, usually on the front or second page of a newspaper, that refers readers to the stories and sections throughout the paper |
| flag | (or banner) the name of the newspaper on the front page, set in a particular style of type so it is easily recognized |
| refer | (pronounced reefer) lines of type and sometimes art that refer readers to stories inside the newspaper |
| circulation | the total number of people who subscribe to the newspaper or buy it at a newstand |
| bias | prejudice |
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