Writing
Jargon
Editing
Articles
Reporting
100
The use of any part of another's writing and passing it off as your own.
What is plagiarism?
100
A lead that coaxes readers into a story by making them read further to see what the lead really means.
What is tease?
100
Manipulate the lens of a camera to create the appearance of moving closer or farther away from the subject.
What is zoom?
100

An article that tells about something important that has just happened.

What is a news story?

100
Copy used under or with a photograph. It identifies what or who is in the picture and where it is taken. (Also called cutline)
What is caption?
200

Giving credit to the source of information or a quote within an article.

What is Attribution?

200
A fact or bit of information that will stick in the audience's minds and make them remember the story.
What is nugget?
200
The cutting or marking of a photograph to eliminate unneccessary material and highlight important elements.
What is cropping?
200

An article that shares a conversation with someone, where the writer asks questions and shares the answers.

What is an interview?

200
A brief description of the contents of a news story printed in larger type, usually above the story.
What is headline.
300
Ability to make fair, neutral observations about people and events.
What is objectivity?
300

The time by which a journalist must submit their story.

What is a deadline?

300
The style of type a publication uses.
What is typeface?
300
A relatively short, usually unsigned column offering the opinion of the newspaper on a variety of topics.
What is editorial?
300
A person assigned to check the same news source for each issue of the paper (for example, art, music, theater, police administration).
What is beat reporter?
400
To put a speaker's words into the reporter's own words without changing the meaning or inserting opinion. Used to clarify lengthy, fuzzy or complicated thoughts. They do not have to be used in quotation marks.
What is paraphrase?
400
Overused, overworked, old, and trite expression (for example busy bees, blushing bride, dull thud)
What is cliche'?
400
The empty space in ads or page design that helps emphasize the message. If used effectively, it can actually attact the reader's eye.
What is white space?
400

An article that evaluates and gives an opinion on a product, service, event, or work of art like a movie or book.

What is a review?

400
A chief copy editor.
What is news editor?
500

The exact words spoken by someone, included in an article to provide evidence or perspectives.

What is quote?

500

The particular focus or perspective taken in a news story.

What is an angle?

500
Person or body that owns, runs, or controls a publication, setting braod guidelines and general policies.
What is publisher?
500

An article that provides information on something that happened, explaining the details so readers understand it.

What is a report?

500
Method of composing photographs in which the field of vision is divided into thirds horizontally and vertically and the image placed at the intersection of any two lines.
What is rule of thirds?
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