Journalism

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  1. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  2. active voice
    when the subject of a sentence performs the action
  3. attribution
    assigning to a cause or source
  4. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  5. balance
    equality of distribution
  6. banner
    a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
  7. Benjamin Franklin
    printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
  8. Bill of Rights
    a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
  9. blog
    an online journal where people post about their experiences
  10. brevity
    the use of concise expressions
  11. broadcast
    message that is transmitted by radio or television
  12. by-line
    a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
  13. cable
    a television system that transmits over thick wires
  14. censorship
    deleting parts of publications or theatrical performances
  15. cite
    refer to for illustration or proof
  16. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  17. column
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
  18. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  19. communications
    the discipline that studies transmitting information
  20. confidentiality
    discretion in keeping secret information
  21. consistency
    logical coherence and accordance with the facts
  22. Constitution of the United States
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  23. copy
    matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
  24. copyright
    the exclusive right to sell a work
  25. correspondent
    a journalist who supplies stories for news media
  26. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  27. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  28. dateline
    a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
  29. democratic
    representing or appealing to the people at large
  30. dissemination
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something
  31. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
  32. Edward R. Murrow
    United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965)
  33. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  34. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  35. exclusive
    news that is reported first by one news organization
  36. expression
    the communication of your beliefs or opinions
  37. fabrication
    a deliberately false or improbable account
  38. fairness
    ability to make judgments free from bias or dishonesty
  39. feature
    a special or prominent piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
  40. First Amendment
    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing freedoms
  41. flag
    a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
  42. font
  43. formulate
    put into words or an expression
  44. Frederick Douglass
    United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
  45. free press
    a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
  46. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  47. graphics
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  48. headline
    the title or caption of a newspaper article
  49. Henry Luce
    United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
  50. Horace Greeley
    United States journalist with political ambitions
  51. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  52. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  53. information
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  54. integrity
    moral soundness
  55. international
    from or between other countries
  56. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
  57. Johann Gutenberg
    German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
  58. Joseph Pulitzer
    United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911)
  59. journalism
    the profession of reporting or editing news stories
  60. journalist
    a person who writes or broadcasts news stories
  61. lead
    the introductory section of a story
  62. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  63. magazine
    a periodic publication containing articles and pictures
  64. masthead
    a staff list printed in a newspaper or magazine
  65. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  66. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  67. montage
    the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea
  68. Nellie Bly
    muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
  69. newspaper
    a daily or weekly publication with articles and advertisements
  70. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  71. obscenity
    an offensive or indecent word or phrase
  72. off the record
    not for quotation
  73. online
    connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
  74. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  75. organization
    a planned structure for arranging or classifying
  76. PDA
    a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
  77. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  78. phonograph
    a machine that plays records
  79. photography
    the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
  80. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  81. podcast
    a digital audio file made available on the internet
  82. portfolio
    a set of pieces of creative work shown as a sample
  83. press
    the print media responsible for publishing news
  84. press release
    an announcement for news or an event sent to a media outlet
  85. print
    the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
  86. profile
    biographical sketch
  87. proofread
    read for errors
  88. publisher
    a person engaged in issuing periodicals or books or music
  89. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  90. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  91. quote
    repeat a passage from
  92. radio
    medium for communication
  93. readability
    the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand
  94. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  95. retraction
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  96. review
    an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation
  97. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  98. satellite
    man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
  99. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  100. segue
    proceed without interruption, in music or talk
  101. sidebar
    a short, boxed section of text accompanying the main text
  102. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  103. source
    a person who supplies information
  104. spread
    two facing pages of a book or other publication
  105. statistic
    a datum that can be represented numerically
  106. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  107. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  108. Supreme Court
    the highest federal court in the United States
  109. survey
    a detailed critical inspection
  110. telegraph
    apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
  111. telephone
    electronic equipment that transmits sound over distances
  112. television
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
  113. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  114. timeliness
    being at the right time
  115. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  116. truthfulness
    the quality of being truthful
  117. verification
    additional proof that something that was believed is correct
  118. vulgarity
    the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  119. William Randolph Hearst
    United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
Created on Tue Jan 24 16:17:13 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:59:54 EDT 2017)

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