Lesson 1 Flashcards
It is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.
Journalism
It is the activity of the staff of a campus paper in collecting, organizing, and presenting news, writing editorials, columns, features and literary articles, taking pictures, cartooning, copy reading, proofreading, dummying and writing headlines.
Campus Journalism
Journalism is the _____ and ____ of events, whether by newspaper, magazine, radio, television, or film.
Reporting and interpreting
How does Campus Journalism help students?
They become aware of what is happening around them.
They learn how to become a responsive and proactive citizens at a young age.
They will be trained to become responsible.
What are the 5 core principles of journalism?
- Truth and accuracy
- Independence
- Fairness and impartiality
- Humanity
- Accountability
What are the types of journalism?
- Investigative
- News
- Reviews
- Columns
- Features
What are the areas of mass communication?
- Newspapers and periodicals
- Radio
- Television
- Films
- Advertising and public relations
What are the parts of a campus paper?
- Front page
- News page
- Editorial page (editorial proper, column, letter to editor, editorial cartoon, masthead)
- Feature page
- Community development page
- Science and technology page
- Sports page
Who are the publication staff in a campus journalism?
- Editor-in-chief
- Associate editor
- Managing editor
- News editor
- Feature editor
- Opinion editor
- Literary editor
- Sports editor
- Editorial cartoonist
- Social media manager
- Photojournalist
- Reporters/researchers/writers
- Layout artist
What is an “erratum”?
Erroneous information
What are “gaffes”?
blunder; unintentional remark causing an embarrassment to its originator
It is a news story drafted by a reporter and printed in a newspaper, newsletter, magazine or online.
Article
A true article is ____, with no bias or opinion.
objective
Designation of the person being quoted. Also, the source of information in a story.
Attribution
A story’s ____ is a journalist’s individual take on the way that they want to report the information.
Angle
It is the most common, most used and most respected editorial style used in journalism. Most PR practitioners follow this style as it makes working with journalists easier and provides a level of mutual respect. A factual and language-use reference and guide.
AP Style (Associated Press Style)
The subject or geographical area assigned to a reporter.
Beat
A shorter version of an article.
Brief/Blurb
The author of an article or Op-ed.
Byline
The text that runs along the bottom or top of a TV screen during a news program, such as what was made popular with CNN. Many programs are using this technique to keep viewers apprised of traffic or weather updates.
Crawl
Description of a photo printed underneath or to the side of a photo.
Cutline
This includes the city from and the date upon which a press release was distributed. Wire releases also include the time and the news crossed the wire.
Dateline
Abbreviation for paragraph.
Graf
Another term for headline, often used as the headline term for press releases.
Header
