FBLA Journalism
Newspaper - answer publication that contains information about current events, features
on different topics and advertisements
Penny Press - answer newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent
Yellow Journalism - answermid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism,
screaming headlines and cheap melodrama
Muckraking - answer the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the
role of promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in big
business, social institutions and politics
First Amendment - answer the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the
rights to free speech and free press
Censorship - answer the prevention of printing or broadcasting materials that are
considered by some to be objectionable
Mass Media - answer refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large
audience
Golden Age of Radio - answerrefers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for
music, drama, comedy, variety shows and news
Multiple Platforms - answerthe news organization has both a print publication and an
Internet site; media through which consumers obtain news, such as through
newspapers and news magazines, television, radio, and the Internet
Multiple Media - answermay include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and
video elements to a print story
Correspondent - answera reporter
Ethics - answerthe moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for individuals
and organizations
Accuracy - answergetting all the facts right and always seeking the truth
Integrity - answerIn journalistic terms, it means:
1) not to sell your services for financial reward other than the salary you receive from
your employer
, 2) not to take money from a person, group or organization in return for ensuring their
story is covered by your news organization
3) not to promote a story based on any personal, group, or partisan interests.
4) not to endorse or appear to endorse any organization, its products, activities or
services
5) not to promote commercial products or services
6) not to promote our own media organization.
Fabrication - answeran invention; a lie
Public Official - answeranyone in a position of official authority that is conferred by a
state (ex.: government worker, senator, etc.)
Precedent - answera legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative
rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases
Sunshine Laws - answerlaws requiring certain proceedings of government agencies to
be open or available to the public
Storyboard - answerA storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its
contents
Videographer - answera person who makes video films
Circulation - answerthe number of copies of newspapers distributed on an average day;
one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates; not always the same as copies
sold, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader
Online Journalism - answercontemporary form of journalism where editorial content is
distributed via the Internet as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast
Beat - answergenre of journalism that can be described as the craft of in-depth reporting
on a particular issue, sector, organization or institution over time
General Assignment - answerform of reporting that requires the ability to report and
write about a wide range of topics
Enterprise Reporting - answera methodology that involves providing substantial
information to the managers in an organization to help them make business decisions
Pitch - answera writer's description of a potential story (and why it should matter) to an
editor
Tipping Point - answerthe critical point in an evolving situation that leads to a new and
irreversible development
Newspaper - answer publication that contains information about current events, features
on different topics and advertisements
Penny Press - answer newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent
Yellow Journalism - answermid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism,
screaming headlines and cheap melodrama
Muckraking - answer the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the
role of promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in big
business, social institutions and politics
First Amendment - answer the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the
rights to free speech and free press
Censorship - answer the prevention of printing or broadcasting materials that are
considered by some to be objectionable
Mass Media - answer refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large
audience
Golden Age of Radio - answerrefers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for
music, drama, comedy, variety shows and news
Multiple Platforms - answerthe news organization has both a print publication and an
Internet site; media through which consumers obtain news, such as through
newspapers and news magazines, television, radio, and the Internet
Multiple Media - answermay include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and
video elements to a print story
Correspondent - answera reporter
Ethics - answerthe moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for individuals
and organizations
Accuracy - answergetting all the facts right and always seeking the truth
Integrity - answerIn journalistic terms, it means:
1) not to sell your services for financial reward other than the salary you receive from
your employer
, 2) not to take money from a person, group or organization in return for ensuring their
story is covered by your news organization
3) not to promote a story based on any personal, group, or partisan interests.
4) not to endorse or appear to endorse any organization, its products, activities or
services
5) not to promote commercial products or services
6) not to promote our own media organization.
Fabrication - answeran invention; a lie
Public Official - answeranyone in a position of official authority that is conferred by a
state (ex.: government worker, senator, etc.)
Precedent - answera legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative
rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases
Sunshine Laws - answerlaws requiring certain proceedings of government agencies to
be open or available to the public
Storyboard - answerA storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its
contents
Videographer - answera person who makes video films
Circulation - answerthe number of copies of newspapers distributed on an average day;
one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates; not always the same as copies
sold, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader
Online Journalism - answercontemporary form of journalism where editorial content is
distributed via the Internet as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast
Beat - answergenre of journalism that can be described as the craft of in-depth reporting
on a particular issue, sector, organization or institution over time
General Assignment - answerform of reporting that requires the ability to report and
write about a wide range of topics
Enterprise Reporting - answera methodology that involves providing substantial
information to the managers in an organization to help them make business decisions
Pitch - answera writer's description of a potential story (and why it should matter) to an
editor
Tipping Point - answerthe critical point in an evolving situation that leads to a new and
irreversible development
