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What is an advertorial?

  • A news story written without sources
  • A form of propaganda by journalists
  • An advertisement styled like a news item (correct)
  • A type of documentary film
  • What does the term 'balance' refer to in journalism?

  • The chronological order of news reporting
  • Identifying the writer of an article
  • The process of editing for readability
  • Providing both sides of an argument (correct)
  • What is the purpose of a byline in journalism?

  • To provide a summary of the article
  • To highlight quotes from the article
  • To describe the main image in the article
  • To indicate the writer's name (correct)
  • What does the term 'angle' refer to in a news story?

    <p>The viewpoint or perspective highlighted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What function does attribution serve in journalism?

    <p>To identify the sources of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a background in the context of journalism?

    <p>Information that helps explain the news event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'breaking news' mean?

    <p>Reports of events occurring in real-time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a broadsheet in the context of journalism?

    <p>A large format newspaper typically serious in content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does a sub-editor play in journalism?

    <p>Checks and edits reporters' work, formats stories, and adds headlines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to brief interviews conducted to gauge public opinion?

    <p>Vox pop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does yellow journalism primarily differ from traditional journalism?

    <p>It employs sensationalism to attract attention.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are 'wires' in the context of journalism?

    <p>Stories or photographs provided by wire services for reporting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a tabloid newspaper?

    <p>Has a smaller format and focuses on sensational stories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a chief reporter in a newsroom?

    <p>To oversee the entire newsroom and manage reporters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the most important story featured on the front cover of a magazine?

    <p>Cover story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a copy editor?

    <p>To ensure the text flows and is accurate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a dateline indicate in a news story?

    <p>The geographic location where the story was filed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in a credit line?

    <p>The source of the story or image used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which task is NOT typically part of an editor's responsibilities?

    <p>Managing the number of copies sold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a direct quote in journalism?

    <p>The exact words spoken by an individual, enclosed in quotation marks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what situation would an editorial be written?

    <p>To express the news organization's opinion on an issue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of a news editor?

    <p>To oversee which events are covered and how stories are written</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'off the record' refer to in journalism?

    <p>Information given with the condition that it cannot be used in public reports</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes soft news from hard news?

    <p>Soft news focuses on interesting subjects rather than major impactful events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using quotation marks in journalism?

    <p>To highlight the beginning and end of a person's exact words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a newsroom, what is typically the role of a chief reporter?

    <p>To gather, research, and report news stories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which best defines the term 'scoop' in journalism?

    <p>A significant news story that is reported first by a particular media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is reported speech?

    <p>A summary of what someone said without using their exact words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a slug in news writing?

    <p>To identify a news story while it is still being prepared</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of a journalist?

    <p>To find and present information as news</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines mass media?

    <p>Media that reaches large audiences through broadcasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What purpose do letters to the editor serve?

    <p>To express reader views on previous content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'layout' refer to in journalism?

    <p>The organization of stories and images on a page</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes new media?

    <p>Mass communications that emerged with the advent of computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is referred to as the 'lead' in a news article?

    <p>The first story or paragraph in a news piece</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a news agency?

    <p>To sell stories to media organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In journalism, what is typically indicated by a masthead?

    <p>The name of a newspaper displayed at the top</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Journalism Terms

    • Advertorial: An advertisement disguised as a news article, often found alongside regular advertisements.
    • Advocacy Journalism: Openly taking sides on issues and expressing opinions in reporting, while still aiming for factual accuracy.
    • Angle: The specific aspect of a story a journalist chooses to emphasize.
    • Assignment: A task given to a journalist by their editor.
    • Attribute: Identifying the source of information, whether it's a direct quote or paraphrased statement. Crucial for credibility.
    • Background: Information that provides context for a news story but isn't part of the central event.
    • Balance: Ensuring both sides of an argument are presented fairly in a story.
    • Banner: A large headline that stretches across the width of a page, often at the top.
    • Beat: A specific area of journalism a reporter regularly covers (e.g., police, health).
    • Breaking News: Reports of events that are happening as a newspaper is being printed or a broadcast is airing.
    • Broadsheet: A large newspaper format. Often associated with more serious journalism than tabloid newspapers.
    • Byline: The writer's name, placed at the beginning or end of an article.
    • Caption: Text that accompanies a picture, explaining what it shows and identifying photographer or owner.
    • Chief Reporter: The most senior reporter in a newsroom, sometimes called a news editor.
    • Chief Sub-editor: The person responsible for supervising other sub-editors.
    • Circulation: The number of copies a newspaper or magazine sells.
    • Copy: Written material intended for publication. In broadcasting, it's called a script.
    • Copy Editor: Journalists who check and edit articles for accuracy, grammar, style, and clarity. They also write headlines and place stories on pages.
    • Cover Story: The most important article featured on the front cover of a magazine.
    • Credit Line: Text that acknowledges the source of a story or picture.
    • Dateline: A line at the beginning of a story that states the city and/or country where it was filed.
    • Deadline: The time by which a reporter must submit a finished story.
    • Direct Quote: The exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
    • Edit: The process of preparing text or other media for publication or broadcast, ensuring accuracy, grammar, and style.
    • Edition: A single print run of a newspaper or magazine, sometimes tailored for different regions or times of day.
    • Editor: The person responsible for the content and direction of a publication (e.g., newspaper, magazine, or online news outlet).
    • Editorial: An article that expresses the opinion of the news organization on a specific issue.
    • Journalism: The structured communication of current events and issues to an audience.
    • Journalist: Someone who gathers and presents news to an audience (newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online).
    • Layout: (1) A plan showing the arrangement of stories, pictures, and other elements on a page. (2) Stories, pictures about a single topic.
    • Lead: The first story in a news bulletin or on the front page of a newspaper, also called a splash.
    • Letters to the Editor: Letters from readers published in newspapers or magazines, expressing their views on previous content or current issues.
    • Mass Media: Media technologies (radio, television, newspapers, magazines) that reach large audiences via widespread communication.
    • Masthead: The name of a newspaper, displayed prominently at the top of the front page.
    • New Media: Media that emerged because of computers, contrasting with “old media” (e.g., websites are new media, newspapers are old media).
    • News: Information that is new, unusual, interesting, or significant to an audience.
    • News Agency: A company that sells news stories and features to media outlets.
    • News Editor: The person responsible for deciding which news events are covered, and how stories are gathered and written.
    • Newsroom: The office where journalists work.
    • Offline: (1) Not connected to the internet or other electronic network. (2) A discussion that’s not for official publication or recording.
    • Off the Record: Information given to a journalist with the condition that it will not be published (not on the record), or that the source will not be identified (non-attributable).
    • Op-ed: An opinion piece written by a prominent journalist, often found on the page opposite the editorial page.
    • Press: Printing machinery, or the collective term for newspapers and magazines.
    • Quotation Marks: Marks used in text to indicate the start and end of a direct quote.
    • Quote: (1) Using the exact words of someone in a story or broadcast. (2) Short for quotation marks.
    • Reported Speech: Paraphrasing what someone said without using their exact words, often used to summarize or clarify.
    • Reporter: A journalist who gathers information for news stories through research, interviews, etc.
    • Scoop: A significant news story published or broadcast before competitors.
    • Slug: A key word or phrase that identifies a news story during the writing and editing process.
    • Soft News: Stories about interesting topics that have little or no impact on peoples’ lives (e.g., celebrity news, lifestyle stories)
    • Source: (1) The person or place from which information originates. (2) The signal from a camera in live broadcast.
    • Sub-editor: A journalist responsible for checking and editing reporters’ work, writing headlines, and planning the page layout.
    • Tabloid: A smaller newspaper format, often associated with more sensational and less serious journalism compared to broadsheets.
    • Verbatim: The exact words someone used, often distinguished by quotation marks.
    • Vox Pop: Short interviews with members of the public, used to gauge public opinion on an issue.
    • Wires: News stories or photos provided by news agencies for journalists to use.
    • WWWWW & H: Important questions journalists should ask when gathering information for a story (Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?).
    • Yellow Journalism: Sensational and often unethical journalism practices, especially focusing on sensationalism and emotional appeals.

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