newspaper study

Question 1

bias

Answer 1

the opinions or prejudices of a journalist or newspaper which attempt to influence the reader

Question 2

broadsheet

Answer 2

full-size newspaper

Question 3

byline

Answer 3

the name of the person who wrote the story

Question 4

caption

Answer 4

text beneath photos

Question 5

column

Answer 5

the vertical divisions of a page opinion or comment expressed by a writer

Question 6

deadline

Answer 6

the assigned time for stories to be submitted in order to make the issue going to press

Question 7

editorial

Answer 7

an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper

Question 8

editorial page

Answer 8

a page providing a forum for the opinions of readers and staff

Question 9

fact

Answer 9

a piece of information used as evidence or as part of the news article

Question 10

font

Answer 10

style and size of type

Question 11

hard news

Answer 11

up to the minute news and events that are reported immediately

Question 12

headline

Answer 12

extra large font across top of front page

Question 13

hook

Answer 13

part of the lead meant to grab the reader’s attention

Question 14

layout

Answer 14

the position of stories, advertisements, photos and graphics on a page

Question 15

lead

Answer 15

the first few sentences of a news story which generally contains answers to the W5H questions

Question 16

summary lead

Answer 16

briefly summarizes the most important details of a story

Question 17

narrative lead

Answer 17

describes what an eyewitness saw, heard, smelled, felt, etc

Question 18

question lead

Answer 18

asks questions to be answered in the article

Question 19

dramatic lead

Answer 19

immediately grabs the reader’s attention

Question 20

anecdotal lead

Answer 20

begins with a story about a specific person before developing into the larger issue

Question 21

masthead

Answer 21

information about the newspaper found at the top of the editorial page

Question 22

paparazzi

Answer 22

international press corps who compete for stories, usually of a sensational nature

Question 23

reporter

Answer 23

a person hired to rush to the scene and phone back information as soon as possible

Question 24

slant

Answer 24

the point of view taken by a writer in a news article

Question 25

soft news

Answer 25

background information or human interest stories

Question 26

source

Answer 26

a person or group providing information to a story

Question 27

tabloid

Answer 27

a smaller format 1/2 broadsheet folded

Question 28

W5H

Answer 28

who / what / where / when / why / how

Question 29

wire service

Answer 29

a news agency or organization that gathers news and transmits it to individual subscribing newspaper

Question 30

8 types of bias

Answer 30

• selection and omission
• placement
• headline
• photos, captions, camera angles
• names and titles
• stats and crowd counts
• sources
• word choice and tone