The Global Investigative Journalism Handbook
Vocabulary Words
The Quanikuk Incident
Newspaper Article Structure
Newscaster Voice
100

The "Same Old Warlords" in Afghanistan were courted by one of these two organizations

What is NATO or THE TALIBAN?

100

This is the act of explaining or describing something

What is EXPOSITION?

100

The Quanikuk Incident occurred in the town of Graywick in this US state

What is CONNECTICUT?

100

This is the phrase, often in a larger font, that appears at the very top of an article

What is a HEADLINE?

100

In a "Newscaster voice," ask a question whose answer is:

JOURNALISM

(e.g.) What is THE WRITING OF NEWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING AN AUDIENCE?

200

This state allegedly supported Allen Stanford in swindling millions of dollars

What is FLORIDA?

200

This sort of interview question gives the subject freedom to speak freely on a topic

What is OPEN-ENDED?

200

The falling pole caused this to happen to the Highland neighborhood of Graywick

What is LOSS OF POWER?

200

The overall structure of an article can be described as this two-word phrase

What is the INVERTED PYRAMID?

200

In a "Newscaster voice," ask a question whose answer is:

THE QUANIKUK

(e.g.) What is A MYTHICAL BIRD SAID TO LIVE IN THE GRAYWICK WOODS?

300

This United Nations agency produced the original Global Investigative Journalism Casebook

What is UNESCO?

300

When you make sure that something is true by checking an additional source, you do this

What is VERIFY?

300

They were one of the people you interviewed during Lesson 3

Who is ALEX FAY or JAMIE HOLLAN?

300

The paragraph of an article which answers the "Five Ws" is called this

What is LEAD?

300

In a "Newscaster voice," ask a question whose answer is:

EXTEMPORANEOUS

(e.g.) What is a word that means SPOKEN OR DONE WITHOUT PREPARATION OR SCRIPT?

400

This was the only country to be reported on by two separate articles from our Handbook

What is ZAMBIA?

400

This is a group of words with both a subject and a verb
that does not express a complete thought

What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?

400

This was the physical evidence found by the pole that suggested possible Quanikuk involvement

What is MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BIRD FEATHERS?

400

This is the information, near the top of an article, that identifies who wrote it

What is the BYLINE?

400

In a "Newscaster voice," ask a question whose answer is:

PREDICATE

(e.g.) What is A VERB PHRASE THAT COMMUNICATES WHAT IS "HAPPENING" IN A SENTENCE?

500

This person wrote one of the articles that we read in our Handbook

Who are LUCY KOMISAR, ALVIN CHIINGA, ALEXENIA DIMITROVA, SHAYAMLAL YADAV, FAIR, or STEPHEN GREY?

500

These are visuals -- like photos, illustrations or charts -- used in a publication

What are GRAPHICS?

500

The wildlife association which grants camping permits for the Graywick Woods is known by this five-letter acronym that sounds like a Pac-Man sound effect

What is WCWCA?

500

This is extra, supplemental text next to the main body of an article

What is a SIDEBAR?

500

In a "Newscaster voice," ask a question whose answer is:

CADENCE

(e.g.) What is THE FLOW OF RHYTHM, PITCH AND EMPHASIS IN ORATORY?