Chapter 1 Info
People in the Newsroom
Parts of the Newspaper 1
Parts of the Newspaper 2
Journalists
100
Who established the New York Tribune in 1841?
Horace Greeley
100

This person runs the newsroom and has the final say in story selection and news philosophy.

Editor

100
What is the opening of a story?
Lead
100
The centerpiece is also called...
The lead story
100
Who was the first women to ever CO-ANCHOR an evening news show? She also hosts a show with 5 other ladies in which she is also the producer.
Barbara Walters
200
What is meant by the term "partisan press?"
Newspapers aligned with political parties
200
This person assigns and edits most of the paper's local "hard news" stories.
City Manager
200
What is a phrase that tells readers the source of a quote or of information used in a news story?
Attribution
200
What part of the newspaper displays key facts from a story in a visual way and is created by artists or editors? It includes graphs or charts.
Infographic
200
Who was born Canadian and lost his life to cancer in the prime of his career?
Peter Jennings
300
What is sedition?
spoken criticism of the government
300
This person oversees the day-to-day operation of the newsroom and resolves staffing issues.
Managing Editor
300
What gives the location of the continuation of a story from the front page?
Jumpline
300
What is a line under a photo, giving the photographer's name?
Photo Credit
300
Who is the ESPN sports reporter that began his/her career in the hockey area. Now this person reports for FOX.
Erin Andrews
400
What is libel?
a printed lie
400
This person assigns and edits all the stories running in the paper's features section.
Feature Editor
400
What is a sub-headline, written by copy editors, that supplements information in the main headline?
Deck
400
What is it called when a story continues on the next page?
Jumpline
400

Who was the first African American woman to be a billionaire?

Oprah Winfrey

500
The Penny Press refers to....
Early American newspapers that sold for a penny a copy
500
This is the paper's ultimate boss, presiding over all departments to ensure profitability.
Publisher
500
What part of the newspaper is set in a special typeface, is the name of the paper, and the one front-page element that never changes?
Flag
500
What is an element on the front page that advertises another story in the newspaper so that readers will want to read it?
Teaser
500
Who has the longest running show making it 25 years with the same host?
Larry King
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