Details Title: journalism glossary Description: vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 35 Created: 09/24/2008 09:23:01		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 Ad Definition abbreviation for advertisement Term advance story Definition news of an event to ovvur in the future Term All capes Definition a word written in all capital letters Term AP Definition the abbrieviation for Associated Press, a news gathering service Term Banner Definition type of headline stretching full width, usually at the top of a page also called a streamer Term Beat Definition news source that reporter is assigned to cover regulary Term Box Definition material enclosed, either completely or partially,by a printed rule Term By-line Definition the name and identification of a story's of a story's author Term Caption Definition the heading placed above a photograph, sometime used to refer to the descriptive copy below a photo Term CVI Definition center of visual interest, the te item on a page, usually a photo graphic, jor headline Term classified advertising Definition ads run in small type in a seperate section. whcich is often classed into different categories such as help wanted or lost and found Term column 1 Definition a type of feature that is regularly run in a paper. featuring a single writer Term column 2 Definition the vertical sections of type, whcich may have varying widths to story on a page Term column width Definition measurement on picas or inches as a way to determine the character count Term copy Definition a story or article written for a newspaper Term copy reading Definition checking copy for error before it is entered into the computer for recieves its final rewrite Term crop Definition to eliminate unwanted portions of a photograph, to emphasize its center of interest Term cut Definition a nwespaper photo or art, taken for engraving parlance. Term cutoff test Definition reporters check that the last paragraphs are not essential to the story Term cutline Definition the descriptive copy below a photo Term dateline Definition point of origin of a story, given at the beginning of a story Term line Definition time at which job must be handed in or completed to make isue date of publication Term deck Definition each part of a headline in a single font, whether one or mroe lines Term direct quote Definition reproduction of a speaker's exact words, set within quotation marks and correctly attributed Term editorial Definition an article that represents a pers opinion Term editorial column Definition an article represents a papers opinion of an individyual writer Term euphemism Definition a milder word is used instead of another word, possible offensive, now an acceptable way to soften quote from a news source Term feature story Definition an article of special interest with a quality other than it timeliness as main attraction Term 5w's and a h Definition who what when where why and how=thek ey questions answered by a summary leead Term folio line Definition the heading of inside pages, indicating section, paper name, issue date and page number Term follow up Definition a news story written after the event has occurred Term graph Definition short for the word paragraph Term hammerhead Definition a large headline of only one or two words, followed by a longer smaller headline underneath-the reverse of a kicker Term headline Definition lines of display type printed above a newspaper story, calling attention to relative importance and attracting readers to the story's content Term headline schedule Definition list of styles and sizes, often with counts, for use in a newspaper