Journalism Jeopardy

Writing

100

The use of any part of another's writing and passing it off as your own.

What is plagiarism?

200

Writing that expresses the writer's point of view. In a newspaper, this belongs on the editorial page.

What is opinion writing?

300

Ability to determine the newsy of events and topics.

What is news judgment?

400

To put a speaker's words into the reporter's own words without changing the meaning or inserting opinion. Used to clarify lengthy, fuzzy or complicated thoughts. They do not have to be used in quotation marks.

What is paraphrase or indirect quote?

500

Journalism that crusades for social justice or to expose wrongdoing.

What is muckraking or investigative journalism?

Jargon

100

When applying for a job in journalism, a potential employer might ask to see these to reflect your work?

What is clips?

200

This is what it's called when the lead isn't placed at the top, but pushed down into the text.

What is burying the lead?

300

The name of a digital publication sent either daily, weekly or monthly to inboxes with photographs, news and links to multimedia content.

What is a newsletter?

400

Overused, overworked, old, and trite expression (for example busy bees, blushing bride, dull thud)

What is cliche'?

500

A sensational brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspaper themselves. The term derives from the name of the Yellow Kid, a cartoon character popular in the late nineteenth century.

What is yellow journalism?

Editing

100

Manipulate the lens of a camera to create the appearance of moving closer or farther away from the subject.

What is zoom?

200

The cutting or marking of a photograph to eliminate unneccessary material and highlight important elements.

What is cropping?

300

This is when an editor removes a story from the workflow altogether due to a lack of timely reporting.

What is spiking?

400

The empty space in ads or page design that helps emphasize the message. If used effectively, it can actually attact the reader's eye.

What is white space?

500

Person that instructs and supports the students via lectures, advise and training

What is adviser?

Articles

100

Stories that are considered to be not immediately important or significant to a wide audience such s personality feature stories or "news you can use" columns.

What is soft news or evergreen stories?

200

A story that focuses more on entertaining than on simply informing the audience. These may be written on virtually any topic.

What is feature story?

300

A relatively short, usually unsigned column offering the opinion of the newspaper on a variety of topics.

What is editorial?

400

One in which newsworthy events occur over several days or weeks.

What is developing story or news series?

500

Reporting that uses extensive research and interviews to provide a detailed, revealing account of a significant story.

What is an exposè?

Reporting

100

Copy used under or with a photograph. It identifies what or who is in the picture and where it is taken. (Also called cutline)

What is caption?

200

A brief description of the contents of a news story printed in larger type, usually above the story.

What is a headline?

300

A person assigned to check the same news source(s) for a particular section (for example, art, music, theater, police).

What is beat reporter?

400

An editor in charge of covering campus-related news.

What is news editor?

500

Method of composing photographs in which the field of vision is divided into thirds horizontally and vertically and the image placed at the intersection of any two lines.

What is rule of thirds?