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| eradicate | to get rid of, eliminate |
| clemency | leniency, mercy |
| partisan press | Amer. newspapers that aligned themselves with one political party. |
| penny press | Newspapers from the mid-19th century that were filled with news, read by a mass audience, and sold for a penny. |
| wire service | A service provided for a fee, which allows newspapers that subscribe to it, news from around the world. |
| yellow journalism | Sensationalistic journalism, given to hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, frauds, and self-promotion. |
| muckraking | Journalism that crusades for social justice or to expose wrongdoing. |
| shock jock | A radio disc jockey who entertains his or her audience by saying outrageous, often vulgar, offensive things about people and situations. |
| global village | The concept of the world as a tightly interrelated community because of simultaneous broadcast of significant events. |
| computer-assisted reporting | The use of various news databases and other resources on the Internet to facilitate the gathering of certain kinds of news information. |
| "composite characters" | fictional characters created, practice frowned upon |
| credibility | the ability to inspire belief and trust |
| ethics | system of moral principles |
| fair comment | libel defense, protects journalist |
| <i>in loco parentis</I> | school authorities act "in place of a parent" |
| libel | written defamation of character with financial consequences |
| objectivity | fair, neutral observations |
| plagiarism | give credit where credit is due |
| prior restraint | censorship in advance of publication |
| right of reply | individual's response to criticism |
| slander | spoken defamation of character with financial consequences |
| caption | lines of copy under or next to a photo |
| caricature | cartoon representation of a specific person |
| censorship | restriction or suppression of material by an authority |
| banner | bold headline that runs the entire width of the page |
| beat | area or specific subject that's regularly covered by a specific reporter |
| broadsheet | newspaper format that measures approximately 14 by 22 inches |
| byline | a line of copy that identifies the writer of the story |
| circulation | the number of people who receive a publication |
| cliche | an overused, trite expression |
| column | bylined article expressing the opinion of the writer |
| copy | all words that are set into print |
| tickler list | a file of upcoming events kept on an assignment desk |
| angle | the focus of, or approach to, a story/article |
| byline | a line identifying the author of the article |
| closed-ended questions | a direct question with a specific "short" answer |
| clips | stories clipped from your own or other newspapers |
| copy | what reporters write; an article/story |
| dig | to question or investigate thoroughly |
| doubletruck | pages laid out across the center of two pages |
| feature | extended news article or items about events, persons or circumstances that go into a great deal of detail |
| FOIA | 1966 law making it easier to obtain information from federal agencies. Freedom of Information Act |
| hard news | coverage of the actions of government or business; i.e. a crime or speech |
| inverted pyramid | the organization of a news story in which information is arranged in descending order of importance |
| off the record | usually means "Don't quote me." |
| open-ended question | questions that permit extended answers; usually begin with "how" or "why" |
| paraphrase | to digest, condense and clarify a quotation to convey the meaning more succinctly |
| plagiarism | using another's words or pictures as one's own |
| poll | the measurement of opinion by questioning members of some small group at random. This can be referred to as a survey. |
| Pulitzer Prize | The most prestigious of journalism awards. Established by joseph Pulitzer; it is administered by Columbia University. |
| rewrite | to write a story/article again in an effort to improve it. |
| sidebar | a secondary story/article intended to be run with a major story on the same topic |
| soft news | stories about trends, personalities or lifestyles. The time element is usually not important |
| UPI | United Press International: a worldwide news-gathering organization that is privately owned. |
| transition | a word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that moves the reader from one thought to the next and shows the relationship between them. |
| sources | people or records from which a reporter gets information. often used to describe persons rather than documents. |
| attribution | giving proper credit to the appropriate source when using someone else's information/picture |
| cite | to give credit to the appropriate source when using someone else's information |
| editorial | an article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion of the publisher, editor, or editors. |
| AP | Associated Press: worldwide news-gathering organization that is privately owned. |
