General Vocab
Giving preference, sometimes unfairly
What is Bias
News about something that is underway or developing
What is Breaking News
Specialized words or phrases used by a specific group
What is Jargon
Very inexpensive or free newspapers
What is a Penny press
Person, document, or organization providing information for a story
What is a source
An obvious remark
What is Cliche
Name of the writer of a story or article
What is Byline
Doing something intended to harm another person
What is Malicious
Place and sometimes date where a news story originated
What is Dateline
The most important news at the top and least important at the bottom
What is the Inverted pyramid
Constitutional protection for freedom of speech & the press
What is the First Amendment
Serious breaking news of widespread interest or concern, always covers at least one of the 5 Ws and H; And what are those Ws and H?
What is Hard news; Who/ What? When? Where? Why? How?
Current or ongoing
What is Present tense
Identifying the cause or source of something, for example who said something
What is Attribution
A source gave the information, but does not want to be connected to giving you the information
What is Not for Attribution
News or information gathered and distributed by the public, usually involving the internet
What is Citizen Journalism
Feature stories that involve emotions
What is Human Interest news
News of local interest has a higher news value because it is closer - more proximate - to the readers/viewers/listeners
What is Proximity
A reporter can use the information given as background in a story, but can NOT identify the person who provided the information
what is Background
A way of giving information that the reporter will also find somewhere else that can be used in a story
What is Off-the-record
What gives the press the right to federal information
What is the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA)
Gives the press the right to public information in Florida
When defamation is written its?; When defamation is spoken its?
What is Libel; What is Slander
People who are better known have a higher news value than those who are less well known
What is Prominence
Recent events have more news value than events that took place earlier
What is Timeliness