Blog - ANSWER Short for weblog. A web-based publication in which items are
issued periodically and appear in reverse chronological order.
Bureau - ANSWER A newspaper's newsroom located elsewhere other than its
main office. Papers can have bureaus in the next county, the state capital,
Washington, D.C., or in foreign countries.
A byline identifies the author of a story.
Citizen Journalism - ANSWER A new form of journalism in which citizens
actively participate in obtaining and writing information, frequently as news.
Closed-ended inquiry - ANSWER A direct question intended to elicit a definite
ANSWER, such as "Will you be a candidate?"
Contextual advertising is advertising on a website that is directed to potential
viewers based on demographic profiles.
Convergence - ANSWER The integration of print, broadcast, and web reporting
in a news organization. People in the media sector define the phrase differently.
Copy: What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.
ANSWER: The newspaper desk is where final story editing, headline writing,
and page design take place.
,A copy editor is a person who checks, polishes, and corrects reporter-written
stories. Typically, copy editors write headlines for these items; sometimes they
select how to organize stories and photographs on a page.
Cover - ANSWER To keep up with important developments on a beat or to
report on a specific event. A reporter working the police beat might be assigned
to cover a murder, for example.
Crowdsourcing is the process of inviting members of the public to give
information for a narrative.
Cutline - ANSWER The caption that appears beside a newspaper or magazine
photograph. The phrase originated when photographs were printed using etched
zinc plates known as cuts.
Deadline - ANSWER The time by which a reporter, editor, or desk must finish
all scheduled work.
Deep background - ANSWER Information that can be used but cannot be traced
to a specific person or position.
Desk - ANSWER A word used by reporters to indicate to the position of the
city editor or copy editor, such as "The desk wants this story by noon"
The editor-in-chief is the highest-ranking member of a newspaper's news
section. The phrase may also refer to anyone of any degree who edit copy.
, ANSWER Generally, the news department is in charge of all newspaper
material other than advertising. At some newspapers, this phrase refers solely to
the department in charge of the editorial page.
Editorialize - ANSWER To incorporate the reporter's or newspaper's viewpoint
into a news piece or headline. Most newspapers limit opinion to analytical
reports, columns, and editorials.
Facebook - ANSWER A social networking service for friends and
acquaintances. It also allows businesses, including news media, to communicate
with customers.
Fair comment and criticism - ANSWER Opinion spoken regarding the
performance of somebody in the public view. Such an opinion is legally
protected as long as it is not harmful and journalists do not misrepresent any of
the facts on which it is based.
The Freedom of Information Act, implemented in 1966, makes it easier to
acquire information from government authorities. The statute was updated in
1974 to facilitate the access to government records.
Futures file - ANSWER A chronologically organized collection of newspaper
stories, letters, notes, and other information used to remind editors of items to
assign. See also tickler.
Gatekeeper - ANSWER An editor who decides what readers or viewers read,
hear, or see.
Graf - ANSWER A shorter version of the paragraph, like as "Give me two grafs
on that fire."
issued periodically and appear in reverse chronological order.
Bureau - ANSWER A newspaper's newsroom located elsewhere other than its
main office. Papers can have bureaus in the next county, the state capital,
Washington, D.C., or in foreign countries.
A byline identifies the author of a story.
Citizen Journalism - ANSWER A new form of journalism in which citizens
actively participate in obtaining and writing information, frequently as news.
Closed-ended inquiry - ANSWER A direct question intended to elicit a definite
ANSWER, such as "Will you be a candidate?"
Contextual advertising is advertising on a website that is directed to potential
viewers based on demographic profiles.
Convergence - ANSWER The integration of print, broadcast, and web reporting
in a news organization. People in the media sector define the phrase differently.
Copy: What reporters write. A story is a piece of copy.
ANSWER: The newspaper desk is where final story editing, headline writing,
and page design take place.
,A copy editor is a person who checks, polishes, and corrects reporter-written
stories. Typically, copy editors write headlines for these items; sometimes they
select how to organize stories and photographs on a page.
Cover - ANSWER To keep up with important developments on a beat or to
report on a specific event. A reporter working the police beat might be assigned
to cover a murder, for example.
Crowdsourcing is the process of inviting members of the public to give
information for a narrative.
Cutline - ANSWER The caption that appears beside a newspaper or magazine
photograph. The phrase originated when photographs were printed using etched
zinc plates known as cuts.
Deadline - ANSWER The time by which a reporter, editor, or desk must finish
all scheduled work.
Deep background - ANSWER Information that can be used but cannot be traced
to a specific person or position.
Desk - ANSWER A word used by reporters to indicate to the position of the
city editor or copy editor, such as "The desk wants this story by noon"
The editor-in-chief is the highest-ranking member of a newspaper's news
section. The phrase may also refer to anyone of any degree who edit copy.
, ANSWER Generally, the news department is in charge of all newspaper
material other than advertising. At some newspapers, this phrase refers solely to
the department in charge of the editorial page.
Editorialize - ANSWER To incorporate the reporter's or newspaper's viewpoint
into a news piece or headline. Most newspapers limit opinion to analytical
reports, columns, and editorials.
Facebook - ANSWER A social networking service for friends and
acquaintances. It also allows businesses, including news media, to communicate
with customers.
Fair comment and criticism - ANSWER Opinion spoken regarding the
performance of somebody in the public view. Such an opinion is legally
protected as long as it is not harmful and journalists do not misrepresent any of
the facts on which it is based.
The Freedom of Information Act, implemented in 1966, makes it easier to
acquire information from government authorities. The statute was updated in
1974 to facilitate the access to government records.
Futures file - ANSWER A chronologically organized collection of newspaper
stories, letters, notes, and other information used to remind editors of items to
assign. See also tickler.
Gatekeeper - ANSWER An editor who decides what readers or viewers read,
hear, or see.
Graf - ANSWER A shorter version of the paragraph, like as "Give me two grafs
on that fire."
