Interviewing & Sources
Writing a News Story
Staying Out of Bad Trouble
Ethics and Freedom of Speech
History Of Journalism
100

People who were there, who witnessed or experienced the thing happening. Documents that provide proof (a video, an email, police report, etc.)

Primary source(s)

100

When a journalist knows someone involved with a story

Conflict of interest

100

This term comes from when a journalist betrays their source i.e. publishing their relationship to a story even if they were on deep background

Burning a source

100

Journalists first responsibility is to this 

Truth

100

This person worked as a journalist for The New Republic from 1995 to 1998, until it was revealed that many of his published articles were fabrications 

Stephen Glass

200

These are the 5 W's and H of the journalism world 

Who, what, where, when, why, how

200

In all journalistic writing other than opinion, all writing should be this

Neutral

200

The publication of a false statement that deliberately or carelessly damages someone’s reputation



Libel

200

The suppression of words, images, or ideas that someone outside of the publication finds offensive, inappropriate, or inaccurate

Censorship

200

This man was a goldsmith and inventor from Germany, who created the first working printing press. In 1452, he created the first printed text, which was a Bible.



Johannes Gutenberg

300

This sources says reporter can use information but cannot identify source by name - can identify by job, connection, to story, etc. 

On background

300

This is the set of guidelines that journalists follow when writing

AP Style

300

Using word phrases, sentences, paragraphs, etc. from the writing of others without making it clear that you are using another’s writing or ideas

Plagiarism

300

As a result of this court case, school administration can censor school-sponsored content that will cause disruption of school activities, invade the rights of others, and falls into areas of unprotected speech

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

300

This photojournalist is known as the best of all time, documenting WWII, Soviet Russia, and more 

Margaret Bourke-White

400

This type of question is when your presenting the opposite stance to elicit a response from a source

Devil's Advocate

400

The margin of error (in percentage) that journalists aim for 

5%

400

This member of a newsroom looks at your writing to ensure an objective perspective, original reporting, and makes sure all journalistic rules are applied

Editor

400

Occurs when someone not on the publication/media staff requires pre-distribution changes to or removal of student media content

Prior restraint

400

This person was one of the earliest American photographers, known for his photos of Civil War battlefields and portraits of politicians, as well showing the ravages of war for the first time to the general public

Mathew Brady

500

This type of lede could read like "The Cubs head coach, Loser McLosersen is out of there - the 60 year veteran announced his retirement on Monday afternoon."

Wordplay

500

This type of reporting is when journalists take videos, photos, etc. from non-journalists and use the information in their reporting/story

Crowdsourcing reporting

500

Journalists have to worry about libel, not these verbal defamatory statements 

Slander

500

The first amendment guarantees these three rights

Freedom of speech, religion, and assembly

500

American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America," covering everything from the moon landing to JFK's assassination

Walter Cronkite