FBLA JOURNALISM TEST 208 STUDY
GUIDE WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉ Bureau. Answer: A news-gathering office maintained by a
newspaper somewhere other tan its central location. Papers may
have bureaus in the next county; in the state capital; in Washington,
D.C.; or in foreign countries
◉ Byline. Answer: A line identifying the author of a story
◉ Citizen Journalism. Answer: A new form of media in which
citizens actively participate in gathering and writing information,
often in the form of news
◉ Closed-ended question. Answer: A direct question designed to
draw a specific response--for example, "Will you be a candidate?"
◉ Contextual advertising. Answer: Advertising on a website that is
directed to likely users of that site based on demographic profiles
◉ Convergence. Answer: The coordination of print, broadcast and
online reporting in a news operation. The terms is defined in
different ways by different people in the media industry
,◉ Copy. Answer: What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy
◉ Copy desk. Answer: The newspaper desk at which the final editing
of stories is done, headlines are written and pages are designed
◉ Copy editor. Answer: A person who checks, polishes and corrects
stories written by reporters. Usually copy editors write headlines for
these stories; sometimes they decide how to arrange soties and
pictures on a page
◉ Cover. Answer: To keep abreast of significant developments on a
beat or to report on a specific event. The reporter covering the
police beat may be assigned to cover a murder, for example
◉ Crowdsourcing. Answer: The practice of asking members of the
public to provide information for a story
◉ Cutline. Answer: The caption that accompanies a newspaper or
magazine photograph. The terms dates from the days when photos
were reproduced with etched zinc plates called cuts.
◉ Deadline. Answer: The time by which a reporter, editor or desk
must have all scheduled work completed
,◉ Deep background. Answer: Information that may be used but that
cannot be attributed to either a person or a position.
◉ Desk. Answer: A term used by reporters to refer to the city
editor's or copy editor's position, as in "The desk wants this story by
noon"
◉ Editor. Answer: The top-ranking individual in te news department
of a newspaper, also known as the editor-in-chief. The term may
refer as well to those at any level who edit copy
◉ Editorial department. Answer: Generally, the news department
that is responsible for all newspaper content except advertising. At
some papers this term refers to the department responsible for the
editorial page only.
◉ Editorialize. Answer: To inject the reporter's or the newspaper's
opinion into a news story or headline. Most newspapers restrict
opinion to analysis stories, columns and editorials
◉ Facebook. Answer: A social networking site that connects friends
and acquaintances. It also offers businesses, including news media,
an opportunity to connect with customers.
, ◉ Fair comment and criticism. Answer: Opinion delivered about the
performance of anyone in the public eye. Such opinion is legally
protected as long as it is not malicious and reporters do not misstate
any of the facts on which it is based.
◉ Freedom of Information Act. Answer: A law passed in 1966 to
make it easier to obtain information from federal agencies. The law
was amended in 1974 to improve access to government records
◉ Futures file. Answer: A collection-filed according to date- of
newspaper stories, letters, notes and other information to remind
editors about stories to assign. See also tickler
◉ Gatekeeper. Answer: An editor who determines what readers or
viewers read, hear, and see.
◉ Graf. Answer: A shortened form of paragraph, as in "Give me two
grafs on that fire."
◉ Graphics editors. Answer: Usually, the editor responsible for all
non photographic illustrations in a newspaper, including
information graphics, maps, and illustrations
◉ Hard lead. Answer: A lead that reports a new development or a
newly discovered fact. See also soft lead
GUIDE WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉ Bureau. Answer: A news-gathering office maintained by a
newspaper somewhere other tan its central location. Papers may
have bureaus in the next county; in the state capital; in Washington,
D.C.; or in foreign countries
◉ Byline. Answer: A line identifying the author of a story
◉ Citizen Journalism. Answer: A new form of media in which
citizens actively participate in gathering and writing information,
often in the form of news
◉ Closed-ended question. Answer: A direct question designed to
draw a specific response--for example, "Will you be a candidate?"
◉ Contextual advertising. Answer: Advertising on a website that is
directed to likely users of that site based on demographic profiles
◉ Convergence. Answer: The coordination of print, broadcast and
online reporting in a news operation. The terms is defined in
different ways by different people in the media industry
,◉ Copy. Answer: What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy
◉ Copy desk. Answer: The newspaper desk at which the final editing
of stories is done, headlines are written and pages are designed
◉ Copy editor. Answer: A person who checks, polishes and corrects
stories written by reporters. Usually copy editors write headlines for
these stories; sometimes they decide how to arrange soties and
pictures on a page
◉ Cover. Answer: To keep abreast of significant developments on a
beat or to report on a specific event. The reporter covering the
police beat may be assigned to cover a murder, for example
◉ Crowdsourcing. Answer: The practice of asking members of the
public to provide information for a story
◉ Cutline. Answer: The caption that accompanies a newspaper or
magazine photograph. The terms dates from the days when photos
were reproduced with etched zinc plates called cuts.
◉ Deadline. Answer: The time by which a reporter, editor or desk
must have all scheduled work completed
,◉ Deep background. Answer: Information that may be used but that
cannot be attributed to either a person or a position.
◉ Desk. Answer: A term used by reporters to refer to the city
editor's or copy editor's position, as in "The desk wants this story by
noon"
◉ Editor. Answer: The top-ranking individual in te news department
of a newspaper, also known as the editor-in-chief. The term may
refer as well to those at any level who edit copy
◉ Editorial department. Answer: Generally, the news department
that is responsible for all newspaper content except advertising. At
some papers this term refers to the department responsible for the
editorial page only.
◉ Editorialize. Answer: To inject the reporter's or the newspaper's
opinion into a news story or headline. Most newspapers restrict
opinion to analysis stories, columns and editorials
◉ Facebook. Answer: A social networking site that connects friends
and acquaintances. It also offers businesses, including news media,
an opportunity to connect with customers.
, ◉ Fair comment and criticism. Answer: Opinion delivered about the
performance of anyone in the public eye. Such opinion is legally
protected as long as it is not malicious and reporters do not misstate
any of the facts on which it is based.
◉ Freedom of Information Act. Answer: A law passed in 1966 to
make it easier to obtain information from federal agencies. The law
was amended in 1974 to improve access to government records
◉ Futures file. Answer: A collection-filed according to date- of
newspaper stories, letters, notes and other information to remind
editors about stories to assign. See also tickler
◉ Gatekeeper. Answer: An editor who determines what readers or
viewers read, hear, and see.
◉ Graf. Answer: A shortened form of paragraph, as in "Give me two
grafs on that fire."
◉ Graphics editors. Answer: Usually, the editor responsible for all
non photographic illustrations in a newspaper, including
information graphics, maps, and illustrations
◉ Hard lead. Answer: A lead that reports a new development or a
newly discovered fact. See also soft lead
