Journalism Midterm Flashcards
Headline
Title of an article that includes a hook
5 types of headlines
Summary, anecdote, action, question, and quote
Journalism
Investigation and reporting of events, trends, & issues to a broad audicance
Mike Barnicle
Columnist writer who wrote for Boston newspaper; was fired after accused of fabricated materials for one of his past columns
Open ended questions
Endless responses
Closed ended
1 answer that’s right/wrong
Leading question
Suggests a correct response; info journalist WANTS to hear
Libel
A false statement that’s PUBLISHED and damages a person’s reputation
Slander
An action that is spoken of making a false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation
Alan Diaz
Photographer; won 2001 Pulitzer Prize for US Border Patrol’s seizure of Elian Gonzalez
How to conduct an interview
Introduce yourself to the interviewee and ask if they’re willing to give info. Find a common time. Find people who are most connected.
Yellow Journalism
Dependent of exaggeration and streaching the truth in order to get people to read their product
Helen Thomas
White House reporter for 50+ years; first female officer of national press club
Article organization
Tags used to indicate who said what in quotes, 3rd person, approx 500 words, most important —> least
Censorship
When something is changes or edited in order to be deemed acceptable to the public
Al Neuharth
Founder of USA Today; today it’s the most widely read newspaper in country
Rules for integrating quotes
Use wisely, short, anytime words used directly from source use “”, include tags, smoothing into sentence/paragraph
Pulitzer Prize
Prestigious award for literature; $10,000
Online ethics
A set of principles and morals governing people’s behavior online & digital devices
Digital Citizenship
A safe, responsible, & ethical approach to functioning in the digital world
4 parts to digital citizenship
1) privacy
2) self expressions & identity
3) connected culture
4) respecting creative work
Digital footprint
All of the info about a person that can be found online
Digital media
Electronic devices & platforms that allow users to create, communicate, & interact w/ one another or w/ the digital platform itself
