Journalism Jargon

“I’m teaching a unit on journalism,” said Mr. Larson, “and some of the kids in the class have started a newspaper—sort of as a project. It’s good writing, don’t you think?” The Landry News

The newspaper fell open before me, and I froze as I read the headline over the top of the front page. Summer of the Mariposas

As editor of the National Gazette, Freneau struggled as much to keep his paper in operation as he did to avoid the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

By mid-February the reporters had figured out that when Howard went to the training track Seabiscuit was soon to follow, and they had taken to trailing the owner around. Seabiscuit: An American Legend

The controversy over the bus boycott vaulted the young Dr. King into the national headlines as the leader of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures

The town I live in isn’t small, and there are radio, TV, and newspaper people, all of whom will be presenting stories and writing articles for the next day. I Am the Messenger

“I've already called the press. They’ll be here in thirty minutes. They will want to know your story. Mr. Parker’s story. This city’s story.” The Parker Inheritance

The news spread quickly, first to local media, then national, then international. The 57 Bus

And she continued to use her newspaper column, along with her lectures, radio talks, and press conferences, to publicize her views on social justice. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

“I liked how you sounded on the phone. I am sure with you on board our circulation will soon surpass Glass. You know we are a much younger publication but already catching up to them!” Americanah

“I try not to give the tabloids more gossip than they can handle. They’re particularly aggressive at this time of year.” Warcross

The NACW, along with its publication Woman’s Era, the first periodical published in the United States by black women, became a powerful force in the fight for the ballot. 1919 The Year That Changed America

Just a few years before he was born, in 1983, Time magazine did a twist on its person of the year feature and instead named the personal computer its “Machine of the Year.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age

Though Austin was known for speaking his mind, one week before the Royal Ice Cream sit-in he ran an editorial that was outspoken, even for him. The Best of Enemies

As soon as Team USA put out a press release announcing me as the first United States athlete in hijab to qualify for the Olympic Games, the phone didn’t stop ringing. Proud

Watched by more than 20 million people, the interview was considered a huge scoop for the BBC at the time.
– BBC

In the newspapers’ rush to get out the daily edition on deadline, most of these articles were printed before reporters verified them. Spooked!

Every evening the war correspondents report on the difficulties, the courage and the fighting spirit of the army. The Diary of a Young Girl

The investigative journalist Jonathan Kwitny later argued that the case was “a fine example of what can happen when important matters of public policy are abandoned by government to the self-interest of corporations.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

With 2,300 journalists around the world, in 197 bureaus, serving a market including investment bankers, derivatives traders, stockbrokers, newspapers, radio, television, and Internet outlets, Reuters has always had a very complex audience to satisfy. The World Is Flat

The Post could now publish the Pentagon Papers; the Times could not. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

A special messenger brought her each edition of the New York City newspapers soon after it left the presses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“I learned about serif and sans-serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great,” he wrote. Drama High

I was notified that I had won a year’s subscription to Life magazine as a result of the essay I had written on the book I would most like to see in Cinemascope. Bad Boy

The story of soldiers closing down the Standard was tucked into the middle page, next to advertisements for womens shoes imported from Italy. Purple Hibiscus

No art form lends itself to current events as immediately as photojournalism.
– The New York Times

I’d essentially be proofreading—checking for errors and making suggestions about work that had already been done on behalf of “our team.” Liar, Liar

On Sept. 16, the Monnem Bike Show presents a multimedia event including theater, music and light in the courtyard.
– The Washington Post

Biographers of great authors always try to track down the books their subjects read when they were young, because they know these sources hold the key to their development as writers. The Sense of Style