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E-JOURNALISM: PROCESSES

Terms in this set (40)

Accountability (n)
duty of the media to behave in certain ways that contribute to the public good
Agenda (n)
a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting; a plan of things to be done or problems to be addressed; the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group
Air (n)
the earth's atmosphere as a medium for transmitting radio waves
Anchor (n)
the key narrator of a newscast or other program; also called anchorman or anchorwoman
Attribute (v)
regard sth as being caused by sth else; ascribe a work or remark to sb; quote the original source of material
Balance (n)
an even distribution of weight enabling sb/sth to remain upright and steady; giving both sides of an argument in a fair way
Bias (n)
a prejudice based on experiences or a particular worldview
Break (v)
make bad news known to sb; (of news or a scandal) suddenly become public
Broadcast (v)
transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television
Censorship (n)
the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security
Copyright (n)
the author's exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same
Copywriter (n)
creator of the text for an advertisement
Crop (v)
cut the edges of (a photograph) in order to produce a better picture or to fit a given space
Defamation (n)
the act of damaging publicly another person's reputation
Draft
a preliminary version of a paper, article before editing and submission to the editor
Editor (n)
the one who prepares material for print or broadcast
Ethical (adj)
relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these; morally good or correct
Exclusive (adj)
restricted to one person, group or area; not admitting other things; (of an item or story) not published or broadcast elsewhere
Fairness (n)
impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination
Feed (v)
transfer raw information or finished reports to a transmitter or another station for broadcast; distribute (a broadcast) to local television or radio stations via satellite or network
Feedback (n)
information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement; technical noise
Inverted pyramid (n)
the most common structure for writing a news story, with the main news at the start and the rest of the detail following in decreasing order of importance
Libel (n)
a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
Lineage (n)
a traditional method of paying freelance journalists for the number of lines according to set rates
Live (adj)
(of a broadcast) transmitted at the time of occurrence, not from a recording
Preview (n)
an inspection or viewing of sth before it is bought or becomes generally known and available
Prime time (n)
the time at which a radio or television audience is expected to be at its highest
Proofread (v)
read some materials to detect errors before their final printing/publication
On-the-record (adv)
officially measured and noted; information given by a source who has agreed to be identified in the story or to have it published
Overrun (v)
continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost; (about a program or report) be too long for its allotted time slot
Report (v)
give a spoken or written account of sth that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
Retraction (n)
withdrawal of a previously published story or fact
Run (v)
be in charge of, manage; publish a story
Sign-off (v)
conclude an activity, a broadcast or presentation by the reporter's bidding good-buy, giving their name and location
Shoot (v)
produce a film, take a photograph
Spike (v)
stop the progress of a plan or undertaking; (of a newspaper editor) reject (a story by or as if by filing it on a spike, not to publish a submitted article
Stringer (n)
a regular contributor to a newspaper or broadcaster who is not a member of staff and is often paid by the length of stories they provide
Transparency (n)
disclosure of information to the public (by the government, politicians); journalists' openness about the reporting process and material
Verbatim (adv)
reproduced in exactly the same words as were used originally by a speaker
Wrap-up (v)
give a summary or review of an activity or event; ask the final questions in an interview to clarify any outstanding issues and check if sth important has not been missed
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