Vocab Flashcards
5 Ws and a H
Who, what, when, where, why and how
Beat
Job, you can only write about one thing / beginning writer
Editorial
Opinion article
Letter to the editor
Editorial that a person or people send in
Scoop
You got the story first
What is a story?
Dog bites man- no story/ man bites dog- story
Authority
It is a person, rule, or regulation
Press release
When the press prints off information from bussiness’s
Lede/ lead
Beginning of a newspaper article, has 5 Ws and an H in it
Attribution
” he said , she said”,whom you are quoting
Headline
The title, directly to the point
By- line
Who the article is by
Caption
The words under a picture, tells what that picture is about
Masthead
The title or name of the newspaper or maganine
Accuracy
How accurate you write the the article
Objectivity
Your opinion isn’t part of the story
Opinion
When you have your own idea about something
Interview EE
The person being intern viewed
Corroboration
When an authority confirms something
1 st amendment
Freedom if speech and press
Freedom of the press
Part of the 1 st amendment
A press
A machine that was used to make newspapers
Libel
Damaging someone’s reputation by writing something that is false
Slander
Damaging someone’s reputation by saying something that’s false