| A | B |
| incident | an event or occurrence |
| story budget | list of stories being worked on |
| scanner | electronic device picks up radio transmissions |
| skullduggery | trickery; sneakiness |
| tactics | plans or methods used |
| classifieds | small ads that are printed along with others |
| feature | prominent extra article in newspaper |
| hard copy | manuscript printed on paper |
| grandstanding | acting in an outrageous way |
| draft | unedited version of a story |
| layout | arrangement or plan |
| sidebar | short news story that adds more information to main story |
| exclusive | released by only one person or organization |
| tabloid | newspaper that opens like a magazine |
| penal system | laws, procedures, and prisons responsible for punishing people |