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Writing
Jargon
Editing
Articles
Parts of a Newspaper
100
The use of any part of another's writing and passing it off as your own.
What is plagiarism?
100
Typically at the beginning of an article, this kind of sentence hooks the reader answers the who, what, when, where, and why of a topic.

What is a lead?

100
Manipulate the lens of a camera to create the appearance of moving closer or farther away from the subject.
What is zoom?
100
Section of the newspaper dedicated to celebrating the lives of individuals who have passed.
What is obituary?
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

This is the official style guide that the Woodgrove Outlander adheres to when writing articles.

What is the AP Style guide?

200

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

What is cliche?

200
The cutting or marking of a photograph to eliminate unneccessary material and highlight important elements.
What is cropping?
200

A story that focuses on comedy and entertainment than on informing the audience. These may be written on virtually any topic and are usually written in jovial tone.

What is satire?

200
A brief description of the contents of a news story printed in larger type, usually above the story.
What is headline.
300

A serious type of journalism that exposes to the public matters that are concealed.

What is investigative journalism?
300

the specific perspective or viewpoint a reporter chooses to focus on when telling a story, essentially framing the narrative and highlighting particular aspects of an event to make it engaging and relevant to the audience

What is an angle?
300
A grammatical error where two independent clauses are connected by a comma.

What is a comma splice?

300

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

What is editorial?

300

Under the headline, it tells the reader who wrote the article.

What is a byline?

400

Inherent opinion present in all writers. The best journalists are able to put this aside in their works.

What is bias

400

a writing style that presents information in descending order of importance. It is a widely used model in journalism and other forms of mass communication where immediate engagement and clear, quick delivery of key facts are crucial.

What is the inverted pyramid?

400

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 the rule of thirds?

400

A type of non-fiction article writing about news covering a single topic in detail. Typically focused on entertainment and written in light-hearted language.

What is a feature?
400
Typically at the top of the front page, it displays the name of the publication, the date, issue, and sometimes teasers for other articles.

What is a masthead?

500

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?

500

A sensational brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspaper themselves. This brand of journalism was a major contributor to the start of the Spanish-American War.

What is yellow journalism?

500

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

What is white space?

500

They are written by members of the public, as opposed to newspaper staff, and give somebody's opinion about a current issue.

What are letters to the editor?

500

In an article, a large capital letter used as a decorative element at the beginning of a paragraph or section.

What is a drop cap?