| A | B |
| Timeliness | an event that is reported as soon as it happens. |
| Conflict | a "battle" between two things in which there is one winner |
| Human interest | a story containing human emotional struggle. |
| tip | an idea for a story submitted by the public, the beat source, or a reporter. |
| Budget | the list of stories for the next newscast or paper. |
| news hole | the amount of space that stories can run. |
| news flow | the number of news stories available at any time |
| beat | a regualr assignment given to a reporter. |
| Local Angle | a fact or person that conects the story to the local community |
| column inch | number of columns multiplied bye the vertical height in inches |