Photojournalism and Ethics
This is the largest, most visually powerful image on a spread, serving as the focal point.
What is the Dominant Photo?
The page number, often accompanied by the section name or topic, usually placed at the bottom corner of the page.
What is the Folio?
This is the descriptive text that accompanies a photograph, identifying individuals and providing the 5 W's and H of the action
What is the Cutline (or Caption)?
This term refers to spoken defamation.
What is Slander?
The central, unifying concept that ties the entire book together.
What is the Theme Statement?
This composition technique requires placing the subject along two horizontal and two vertical lines to create a dynamic photo
What is the Rule of Thirds?
The center area of a two-page spread where the pages meet and are bound together.
What is the Gutter?
This copyediting mark (Latin for "let it stand") is used to cancel or disregard a previously marked correction.
What is stet?
This legal defense allows the limited use of small portions of copyrighted work for purposes like news reporting or teaching.
What is Fair Use?
Thematic phrases derived from the main theme that are adapted for section titles and page headlines.
What are Spin-Offs?
These natural or architectural lines (like roads or fences) are used to draw the reader's eye into the photograph toward the main subject.
What are Leading Lines?
When a photo or color extends past the edge of the page, it is trimmed to ensure no white paper shows after the book is trimmed.
What is a Bleed?
An error where two complete sentences are joined only by a comma, without a conjunction.
What is a Comma Splice?
This Supreme Court ruling protects student expression unless it causes a substantial disruption of the school day.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
Direct quotes should be used to convey a source's unique emotion, opinion, or this, not just facts.
What is Personal Voice?
The split-second moment of maximum emotion, movement, or drama, which is the goal of a candid photographer.
What is the Peak of Action?
This unit of measurement in typography is equal to 12 points.
What is a Pica?
This is a descriptive phrase that is positioned incorrectly in a sentence, making it seem like it modifies the wrong word.
What is a Misplaced Modifier?
This is the policy of school administration checking and approving content before publication.
What is Prior Review?
This type of learning style processes information best through listening.
What is Auditory?
Digital manipulation, such as removing or adding content, violates this core journalistic principle.
What are Photo Ethics (or Journalistic Ethics)?
White space that is completely surrounded by elements, creating an awkward, disruptive hole on the page.
What is Trapped White Space?
The second or third paragraph of a feature story that tells the 5 W's and H and explicitly states the main point of the story.
What is the Nut Graph?
This 1988 Supreme Court case established that school administrators can censor content in school-sponsored, non-public forum publications.
What is Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier?
A successful theme must be relevant to the current year and possess this key characteristic, allowing for spin-offs.
What is Adaptability?