vocab - 3

Question 1

news hole

Answer 1

space in a newspaper allotted to news, illustrations and other non-advertising material

Question 2

off-the-record

Answer 2

describes material offered the reporter in confident. if the reporter accepts the material with this understanding it cannot be used except as general background in a later story

Question 3

op-ed page

Answer 3

abbreviation for the page opposite the editorial page. the page is frequently devoted to opinion columns and related illustrations

Question 4

overnight

Answer 4

story usually written late at night for the afternoon newspapers of the next day

Question 5

pool

Answer 5

arrangement whereby limited numbers of reporters and photographers are selected to represent all those assigned to the story

Question 6

press release

Answer 6

publicity handout or a story given to the news media for publication

Question 7

puff piece or puffery

Answer 7

publicity story that contains unwarranted superlatives

Question 8

roundup

Answer 8

a story that joins two or more events with a common theme such as traffic accidents weather or police reports

Question 9

rowback

Answer 9

a story that attempts to correct a previous story without indicating that the prior story had been in error or without taking responsibility for the error

Question 10

running story

Answer 10

event that develops and is converted over a period of time

Question 11

sell

Answer 11

presentation a reporter makes to impress the editor with the importance of his or her story

Question 12

shirttail

Answer 12

short related story added to the end of a longer one

Question 13

sidebar

Answer 13

story that emphasizes and elaborated on one part of another nearby story

Question 14

situation

Answer 14

story that pulls together a continuing event for the reader who may not have kept track as it unfolded

Question 15

slant

Answer 15

to write a story so as to influence the readers thinking

Question 16

source

Answer 16

person record document or event that provides the info for a story

Question 17

split page

Answer 17

front page of an inside section

Question 18

stringer

Answer 18

correspondent not a regular staff member who is paid by the story or by the number of words written

Question 19

tight

Answer 19

refers to a paper so crowded with ads that the news space must be reduced

Question 20

tip

Answer 20

information passed to a reporter often in confidence

Question 21

verification

Answer 21

determination of the truth of the material the reporter gathers or is given

Question 22

wire services

Answer 22

synonym for press associations the associated press and united press international