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Newspaper Lingo
Flashcards corresponding to vocabulary from Lesson #2. Use these cards to help study for your final exam located at the end of the hyperbook.
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Journalism
10th Grade
10/19/2010

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Background
Definition
Information that is not intended for publication
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By-line
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The name of the reporter
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Caption
Definition
Copy which accompanies a photograph or graphic
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Classified ads
Definition
Short, direct text ads which clearly indicate WHAT is being advertised, the PRICE, WHERE, and HOW the advertiser can be contacted
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Column
Definition
An article in which a writer or columnist gives an opinion on a topic
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Conflict of interest
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The conflict that is created when a writer allows personal interests (friendship, family, business connections, etc.) to influence the outcome of the story
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Copyreader
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The person who "proofreads" copy as it comes in, checking for spelling, punctuation, accuracy of style, and clarity
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Credibility
Definition
Believability of a writer or publication
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Editor
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The person whose job is to approve copy when it comes in and to make decisions about what is published in a newspaper or magazine
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Editorial
Definition
An article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner’s or editor’s position on an issue
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Feature article
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The main article on the front page of a newspaper, or the cover story in a magazine
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Five Ws and H
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The primary questions a news story answers --Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
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Gobbledygook
Definition
Language that is unnecessarily complicated, unclear, wordy, or includes jargon
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Headline
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The "title" of a newspaper or magazine story
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Inverted pyramid
Definition
The structure of a news story which places the important facts at the beginning and less important facts and details at the end, enabling the editor to cut bottom portion of the story if space is required
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Jump line
Definition
Line of type at the bottom of a column which directs the reader to somewhere else in the paper where the story is completed, allowing more space for stories to begin on the front page
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Lead
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The first sentence or first few sentences of a story
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Masthead
Definition
The "banner" across the front page which identifies the newspaper and the date of publication
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News angle

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The aspect, twist, or detail of a feature story that pegs it to a news event or gives it news value for the reader
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Op-ed page
Definition
A page in a newspaper that is opposite the editorial page, and contains columns, articles, letters for readers, and other items expressing opinions
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Plagiarism
Definition
Using the work of another person (both written words and intellectual property) and calling that work your own
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Reporters
Definition
The people who gather facts for the stories they are assigned to write
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Source
Definition
A person who talks to a reporter on the record, for attribution in a news story
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Summary lead
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The first few sentences of a news story which usually summarizes the event and answers the questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
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Newsworthiness
Definition
Of significant relevance to report to the public (criteria - importance, timeliness, proximity, prominence, conflict, progress, and emotions)
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Opinion
Definition
A belief for which there is no proof
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