Vocab
Cameras
News Elements
News Writing
Photo Elements
100
A personal opinion piece

Column


100

Measures aperture

F-stop

100

A story that affects many people is better than a story that only affects a few

Importance

100

How you identify Ms. Schurman on first reference

Principal Tiela Schurman

100
The principle that says DON'T put the subject right in the center 

Rule of Thirds

200

Word for word what a person says

Direct Quote

200

Measures sensitivity to light

ISO
200

Events that occur near or right after the publication date

Timeliness

200

The length of a typical news lead

1-2 sentences

200

When an item in the foreground or along the side emphasizes the CVI

Framing

300

Paraphrasing what a person says

Indirect Quote

300

Measured in units of 1/125 or 1/250 or 1/1000 etc.

Shutter speed

300

Stories that are unusual, odd, you don't see every day

Variety
300

The word you use when you are quoting someone

said

300

Sports photos usually have this element, especially in a game

Action
400

A paper's official opinion on an issue

Editorial

400
The act of following along while taking a photo

Panning

400

News element appealing to the human emotions

human interest

400
The general point of view or theme behind a story
Angle
400

A posed type of photo involving uniform, props or setting

Portrait

500

Asking a source questions

Interviewing

500
The act of focusing on an area where an athlete is going to be

Pre-focusing

500

Debates, disagreements, controversy

Drama/conflict

500

A type of podcast where people sit in a group and chat about a topic

Round Robin
500

CVI stands for this

Center of Visual Interest