Qualities of Journalistic Writing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Design & Production
Newspaper Layout
100
Including your "opinion" in journalistic writing
What is editorializing?
100
To continue a story onto another page
What is jump?
100
The process of reading "proofs" to correct mechanical erros made by a writer or copy editor
What is proofreading?
100
The way printed letters are handled on a page
What is typography?
100
The use of a "desktop" computer to write, edit, design, and prepare pages for publication
What is desktop publishing?
200
Paragraph that contains the basic "core" of the story
What is nut graph?
200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is style?
200
A short line at the end of a paragraph appearing at the top of a page or column
What is widow?
200
A class of type that reflects a particular mood or historic period
What is novelty?
200
The placing of two headlines side by side
What is tombstoning?
300
A device that helps the reader follow the story because it link ideas between paragraphs
What are transitons?
300
Cutting or adding words to make "copy fit" into an alloted space on a page
What is copyfitting?
300
Version of edited copy
What is proof?
300
A device similar to a photocopying machine, except that it converts a physical object or image into an electronic image
What is scanner?
300
A "graphic" that presents statistical information, such, as a map, chart, diagram, or time line
What is infographic?
400
A "lead" that begins with an interesting fact and leads the reader into the following paragraphs to get the specifics
What is blind lead?
400
A published correction of an error made in a publication
What is a retraction?
400
A situation in which a proofreader has no hard copy of a previous proof to compare with the current one and so must just "read" the current proof
What is cold read?
400
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is trapped white space?
400
72 points
What is an inch?
500
Technical or specialized language
What is jargon?
500
The rules and guidelines for your newspaper's style
What is stylebook?
500
A version of edited copy that has been placed in a designed "page". Shows how the "page" will look when its printed or photocopied.
What is page proof?
500
The visual width of the strokes that make up each letter
What is weight?
500
A newspaper format that measures 8 1/2 by 11 inches.
What is news magazine?
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