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What's the goal?
Newspaper Talk
Getting the Info
Describing Media
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To give people details and information about a particular topic, event, or theme.
What is Inform?
100
Someone who covers one topic in the community, and regularly comes up with story ideas related to this topic.
What is a beat writer?
100
Ways to communicate information that you can hold in your hand, such as newspapers, magazines, flyers, etc.
What is print media?
100
This means it belongs in the news because it's important, relevant, or timely.
What is newsworthy?
100
This is the format of the newspaper, the way all of the content is organized.
What is layout?
200
To provide people with enjoyment.
What is Entertain?
200
The part of the newspaper that lists everyone's positions and titles, such as Editor, Writer, Photographer, etc.
What is the Masthead?
200
Details that you get straight from the source, not just from hearing about it.
What is firsthand information?
200
This means something is communicated directly, and gets straight to the point.
What is explicit?
200
This is the first thing that makes someone want to keep reading in a story, the attention-grabber.
What is a news hook?
300
To convince someone to do something, take an action, or buy something.
What is Persuade?
300
The reach of the newspaper, or where in the community it is distributed.
What is circulation?
300
Ways to communicate information that use technology, like television, radio, the internet, etc.
What is electronic media?
300
This means something is communicated indirectly, or has a hidden meaning.
What is implicit?
300
This is a type of story that appeals to your emotions, or is about a particular person, rather than an event or newsworthy topic.
What is human interest?
400
To give people hope, make them feel strong emotion, or believe in something.
What is Inspire?
400
The part of the newspaper that people see first when they pick it up for the first time, where most important stories go.
What is above the fold?
400
Different sources that communicate information to people.
What are channels?
400
This means the way something looks, or how it appeals to your visual senses.
What is aesthetic?
400
To keep up with a story, topic, event as it develops.
What is follow?
500
To give step-by-step instructions about something, tell people how it works, or show them how to do something.
What is Explain?
500
A part of the newspaper where someone writes about their opinion.
What is a column?
500
This means to distribute, and can be used with information
What is disseminate?
500
This means to breakdown the elements of a media source to get to the real meaning.
What is deconstruct?
500
This is when the news team get together to talk about what news is going to go where in the paper.
What is a budget meeting?