Journalism vocab 1 Flashcards
Printed title of a newspaper on page one.
Flag
Story emphasizing the human or entertaining aspects of a situation. A news story or other material differentiated from straight news.
Feature
To cut or mask the unwanted portions, usually of a photograph.
Crop
Newspaper Guild, an international union to which reporters and other newspaper workers belong.
Guild
Term for written publicity or special-interest news sent to a newspaper for publication
Handout
Spot news; live and current news in contrast to features
Hard news
Instruction to a reporter to cover an event.
Assignment
Designation on copy for “lead to come.”
LTK
Headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. Also called a line, ribbon, streamer, screamer.
Banner
Technique use to unearth information that sources
Investigative reporting
Abbreviation for “hold for release.” Material that cannot be used until it is released by the source or at a designated time.
HFR
Area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage. Also, an exclusive story.
Beat
Continuation of a story from one page to another.
Jump
First paragraph in a news story.
Lead
Early edition, usually the first of a newspaper.
Bulldog
Story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition.
Exclusive
Designation of the person being quoted. Also, the source of information in a story.
Attribution
Short, amusing story.
Bright
To emphasize the names of persons from the local community who are involved in events outside the city or region
Localize
Name of the reporter who wrote the story, placed atop the published article
Byline
