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Vocabulary Terms

Vocabulary Terms. Publications. AP. Associated Press News Service. Assignment . Reporter’s task to report a news story. Beat. News subject area regulary covered by a reporter. Byline. Name of the writer of the story. Cutline. Information that describes a photograph or illustration.

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Vocabulary Terms

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  1. Vocabulary Terms Publications

  2. AP • Associated Press News Service

  3. Assignment • Reporter’s task to report a news story

  4. Beat • News subject area regulary covered by a reporter

  5. Byline • Name of the writer of the story

  6. Cutline • Information that describes a photograph or illustration

  7. Dateline • The words at the beginning of an article that gives the location of the story.

  8. Deadline • The time at which all copy must be completed.

  9. Edit • To correct and prepare copy for publication

  10. Editorial • A column written to express the newspaper’s view and opinion of a subject.

  11. Feature • A human interest story

  12. Freedom of the Press • A Constitutional right derived from the First Amendment which guarantees that newspapers may report the news and publish editorial columns

  13. General Assignment Reporter • A reporter who is not assigned to a regular beat, but works on assignments from his or her editor.

  14. Graphics • Any photo, map, graph, or illustration

  15. Headline • Words in large type at the top of a story to catch the attention of the reader

  16. Jump Line • Line at the bottom of a story that tells the reader where to turn for the conclusion of the article

  17. Kicker • A short headline, in smaller type, above the main headline of the story

  18. Layout • The process of positioning copy on pages according to the dummy

  19. Dummy • Layout showing page position of stories, headlines, advertising, and art.

  20. Lead • The first sentence, or paragraph of a news story (usually stating who, what, when, where, why & how)

  21. News Story • An objective account of a significant event or occurence

  22. Plagiarism • Any use of someone else’s ideas or words without giving proper credit.

  23. Publisher • The chief executive officer of the newspaper

  24. Quote • To use the actual words someone has said or written

  25. Reporter • A person who finds out the facts and then writes a story for the newspaper

  26. Review • A critique on a restaurant, play, movie, musical performance or book that has just been published.

  27. Subhead • A headline that appears under the main headline.

  28. Sidebar • A secondary story giving additional sidelights on a major story

  29. Proofreader’s Marks • A set of widely-accepted symbols used by proofreaders to indicate where change in copy are to be made

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