Journalism and Media Terms

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ARTICLE

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a story based on the facts

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BIAS

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when an editor or reporter expresses a personal point of view in a news article or in a series of articles

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BYLINE

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a line at the beginning of a news article giving the writer’s name

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CAPTION

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a sentence or phrase under a picture to identify or describe the picture

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COLUMN

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a regular article or feature in a newspaper or magazine

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COLUMNIST

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a person who writes a regular (daily or weekly) article for a newspaper or magazine, such as a political columnist or a sports columnist

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CORRESPONDENT

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a person employed by a news organization to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, etc., regularly from a distant place

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CREDIBLE

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believable; worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

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DATELINE

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usually comes after the byline, gives the when (date) and where (city) the story took place (if confined to a specific city/country)

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EDITOR

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the head of a news organization; person who chooses the articles that will be printed each day