| A | B |
|---|
| AP Style | style used by the Associated Press |
| attribution | citing the source of information |
| blind lead | withholds key info; springs in in a later paragraph |
| deadline | set time by which a story must be turned in to an editor |
| fair | getting all sides of a story |
| five Ws | who, what, where, when, why. how |
| inverted pyramid | most important facts are placed at top with less important details following |
| lead | first paragraph of a news story |
| martini glass | story structure; begins with inverted pyramid changes to chronological order halfway down. |
| objective | communicating by using facts |
| sidebar | short story written to go with the main story |
| style | rules that govern punctuation, capitalization, word usage |
| summary lead | combines the most significant 5 w's |
| immediate-identification lead | names a public figure/celebrity in the lead |
| nut graf | contains the reason for writing the story |
| topic lead | states only that an event occurred |
| kicker | end of a story |
| cliches | trite, worn-out phrases |
| delayed-indentification lead | Withhold the name until later in story |
| anecdotal lead | ministory, with beginning, middle, and ending |
