When a story has to be continued on a page other than the one on which it was started
What is a Jump
100
A regular assignment given to reporters. A place reporters go regularly to get information.
What is a Beat
100
A question worded to encourage a source to give an opinion or interpretation, or to expand.
What is Open Ended
100
A reporter's name on his or her story
What is a byline
100
Removal or prohibition of material by an authority, usually governmental.
What is CENSORSHIP
200
Short description or explanation adjacent to an illustration or photograph, other than a title or heading.
What is a Cutline
200
A statement, usually on the editorial page, of a newspaper's ownership, place of publication, letters policy, disclaimers, website address, etc.
What is Masthead
200
City name (in capital letters) where a story originates, usually followed by sate, country, or territory where that city is located. Found before the first sentence of the article.
What is dateline
200
To credit a quotation to the source.
What is Attribution
200
The wods that fill the pages in articles or ads.
What is Copy
300
The process of proofreading a copy and making necessary corrections and changes.
What is Copy Editing
300
Any illustration: chart, graph, photo, drawing, or info.graphic
What is Art
300
Any false, printed material - words or pictures - which tend to expose one to public hatred, shame, contempt, or disgrace or damage one's reputation or injure their livelihood.
What is Libel
300
Facing pages with continued subject matter. Also called a "doubletrack"
What is a Double Page Spread
300
Three periods (...) used to indicate an omission of words or a pause.
What are elipses
400
A question that follows a source's answer to another question, intended to get the source to add or continue with an answer or explanation.
What are Follow up Questions
400
The approach a writer takes in a story, which results in a more interesting or featurized copy
What is angle
400
A correction in a subsequent issue of a publication
What is a retraction
400
A question phrased in an impersonal manner, as though someone other than the reporter were asking it; usually begins with a phrase such as, "People say that..." or "What do you tell people when..."
What is 3rd Person
400
When the reporter draws a conclusion for the reader
What is Editorializing
500
The quotations and personal interpretations gathered in an interview that make stories interesting to readers and viewers.
What are Human Elements
500
Material that offends local community standards and lacks artistic purpose
What is Obscenity
500
When half a word is left on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph
What is a widow
500
Newspaper nameplate on the front page
What is the Flag
500
A spoken falsehood that damages someone's reputation