By The People
Terminology
Format
To Tell The Truth
Rhyme Time
100

This Reporter helped bring down Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Edward R. Murrow

100

This is what you should never bury in the first rule of journalism

The Lead

100

Who, What, When, Where, Why and How

The 5Ws and H

100

Written Lying

Libel

100
Latest Information

Hints

News

Clues

200

This person is in charge of a newspaper overall and manages what gets written

Editor-in-chief

200

This type of news covers the greater New York City area as it pertains to us here

Local News

200

The part of the article that states who wrote it

The Byline

200

This is a person that spins propaganda to the media

Spin Doctor

200

Bloody

Article

Gory

Story

300

He wrote the novel The Jungle, published in 1905, a book that led to the creation of the Federal Meat Inspection Act

Upton Sinclair

300

This term refers to the efficient use of words in writing. Not writing more words than is necessary.

Word Economy

300

Writing with the most important information at the top and details of less necessity being placed lower as the story continues.

The Inverted Pyramid

300

This is the website that reviews news for accuracy and has ratings such as Mostly True and Pants on Fire

Politifact

300

Written by

Horizon

Byline

Skyline

400

This person is the show runner of a television news broadcast, usually known simply as the EP

Executive Producer

400

This type of question guides towards a desired answer

Leading Question

400

This block is typically where sports, weather and entertainment go in a basic TV news show format

C Block

400

This is what a news source should publish if they have incorrectly reported something

Retraction

400

Typed media

After dinner candy

Print

Mint

500

He was once known as the most trusted man in America

Walter Cronkite

500

This type of spin where you raise an issue that's popular in the electorate, but sensitive to the opposing party

Wedging

500

This is where the title of a newspaper appears

The Masthead

500

This organization has it's own Code of Ethics that include Seek Truth and Report It as well as Act Independently 

The Society of Professional Journalist

500

Fixing Writing

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