Details Title: jour 101 vocab flash cards Description: vocab list 1 Total Flash Cards: 33 Created: 04/06/2009 15:30:56		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Journalism Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term mea culpa Definition "my bad" Term paradox Definition apparent contadiction Term solipsism Definition i am the center of the universe Term skeptic Definition doubts, but can be convinced to change Term cynic Definition all human behavior is selfish Term ombudsman Definition reader advocate Term facetious Definition joking: not literal Term oxymoron Definition jumbo shrimp Term denotation Definition dictionary meaning of a word Term luddite Definition against technology Term i.e. Definition that is Term e.g. Definition for example Term aliterate Definition can read but wont Term libel Definition defame in print Term slander Definition defame in speech Term infer Definition educated guess Term anomaly Definition oddity; exception Term credible Definition believable Term antonym Definition words with opposite meaning Term synonym Definition words with similar meaning Term demography Definition analysis of an audiences data Term altruist Definition believes in helping others Term sadist Definition enjoys inflicting pain on others Term masochist Definition enjoys inflicting pain on self Term vacuous Definition empty-headed Term hubris Definition massive pride or arrogance Term vapid Definition dull or tedious Term disingenuous Definition insincere or calculating Term allusion Definition "thou too brutus?" Term hyperbole Definition exaggeration Term ambivalent Definition mixed feelings for person or issue Term gate keeping Definition if it is news, how do we play it? Term agenda setting Definition is it newsworthy or not?