Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
5 Ws and a H
A
Who, what, when, where, why and how
2
Q
Beat
A
Job, you can only write about one thing / beginning writer
3
Q
Editorial
A
Opinion article
4
Q
Letter to the editor
A
Editorial that a person or people send in
5
Q
Scoop
A
You got the story first
6
Q
What is a story?
A
Dog bites man- no story/ man bites dog- story
7
Q
Authority
A
It is a person, rule, or regulation
8
Q
Press release
A
When the press prints off information from bussiness’s
9
Q
Lede/ lead
A
Beginning of a newspaper article, has 5 Ws and an H in it
10
Q
Attribution
A
” he said , she said”,whom you are quoting
11
Q
Headline
A
The title, directly to the point
12
Q
By- line
A
Who the article is by
13
Q
Caption
A
The words under a picture, tells what that picture is about
14
Q
Masthead
A
The title or name of the newspaper or maganine
15
Q
Accuracy
A
How accurate you write the the article
