Journalism Terms
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MrW4244 on September 29, 2009
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Terms needed for journalism students.
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Digital Design - The Jagged Edge, Berrien Springs Parent Partnership - Journalism, FSCW, Study Group
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 masthead | the title of a newspaper or magazine |
| ears | short messages printed on each side of the masthead |
| banner headline | headline that runs the entire width of the front page |
| cut | any kind of illustration, such as a photograph, map, drawing, or chart |
| cut lines | lines of type that appear under each illustration; also known as a caption |
| top story | story that appears in the most prominent position on page one |
| byline | the line that tells you who wrote an article |
| dateline | a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch |
| deck | headline directly beneath another headline |
| wire services | news agencies that send bullitins and other information to newspaper, radio, and television offices all over the world |
| summary lead | A lead that porvides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in one or two sentences, containing the 5 W's |
| 5 W's | Who, What, When, Where, Why, occasionally How is added |
| body | part of the story that follows the lead with more detailed information |
| subhead | small headline appearing within the body of a news story |
| jump line | A line telling the reader on what page the story continues |
| Inverted Pyramid Style Method | inverted pyramid that states that the most important events go first, followed by important events, and then minor events |
| streamer | another word for a banner headline |
| angle | the focus or approach to a story |
| beat | reporter's assigned area of responibility |
| circulation | number of readers |
| copy | what the reporters write |
| deadline | time when a story is due |
| developing story | a news event that occurs over a period of several days or weeks |
| editorialize | to inject the reporter's opinion into a story |
| graf | lingo for a paragraph |
| info graphic | visual representation of data |
| libel | written defamation of character |
| morgue | newspaper files where published stories and photographs are kept |
| "Off the Record" | means don't print this, information is being given in hopes that it will not be printed in the story |
| plagiarism | taking one or more person's articles and passing them off as your own (Jayson Blair) |
| records | part of the paper that contains births, deaths, legal info., police log, etc. |
| side bar | secondary story that runs alongside main story on the same topic |
| source | person, document which report's get their information from |
| AP/UPI | types of Wire Services |
| tickler | also known as a "Futures" file |
| undercover | technique in which reporters pretend to be someone else |
| slander | spoken defamation of character (DO NOT CONFUSE WITH LIBEL) |
| cub reporter | new reporter, newbie |
| yellow journalism | tabloid style journalism |
| muckraking | socially conscious journalism with the intent to correct wrongs |
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