Journalism Vocabulary Part

Journalism Vocabulary

Lesson & Practice

5Ws & H

Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How

• News writing seeks to include necessary information into the fewest possible words.

• News writing does that by relying on the 5Ws & H.

• No news article is complete without the 5Ws & H.

• 5Ws & H are the essentials of every article.

• If you're missing the who, what, when, where, why, or how, then that becomes a story in itself.

Beat

• A beat is a specific area of interest assigned to a reporter.

• Some examples of common beats include the following:

• education beat

• health beat

• entertainment beat

• political beat

Byline

• indicates who wrote the story

• usually appears between the headline and the story

Caption

• explains a photo or graphic

• also called a cutline

Editor

• the staff member who has overall responsibility for content of publication

• usually each news outlet has one Editor-in-Chief

• then there are editors for each news section

• for example there might be a news editor, opinions editor, entertainment editor, sports editor, etc.

Multiple Choice

What is a specific area of interest assigned to a reporter?

• 5Ws & H

• Editor

• Beat

• By-line

• Caption

Multiple Choice

What are the essentials of every news article?

• 5Ws & H

• Editor

• Beat

• By-line

• Caption

Multiple Choice

Indicates who wrote the story.

• 5Ws & H

• Editor

• Beat

• By-line

• Caption

Multiple Choice

The person in charge of content for the entire publication.

• 5Ws & H

• Editor

• Beat

• By-line

• Caption

Multiple Choice

Explains the contents of a photo or graphic.

• 5Ws & H

• Editor

• Beat

• By-line

• Caption

Fact

a statement that can be proven

Flag

• the name of the newspaper

• appears at the top of the page or site

• also called the masthead

Hammer

• very large, bold-print headline for big stories

• appears over the headline

• In the example to the right, "Obama's Night" is ahammer headline over the main headline.

Human Interest Story

• a type of feature story that discusses people or pets in an emotional way

• shares peoples stories in unique and interesting ways

• often allows for more creativity in the writing

• is about people and events the reader can identify with

Headline

A phrase that appears above the story, summarizing it and grabbing readers' attention.

Multiple Choice

What type of story is about people and events the reader can identify with?

• Headline

• Fact

• Flag

• Human Interest

• Hammer

Multiple Choice

This part of a publication includes the name of the publication and usually appears at the top of the front or main page?

• Headline

• Fact

• Flag

• Human Interest

• Hammer

Multiple Choice

What is a statement that can be proven?

• Headline

• Fact

• Flag

• Human Interest

• Hammer

Multiple Choice

This is used to mark a very big story or momentous event; usually in extra large bold print over a headline.

• Headline

• Fact

• Flag

• Human Interest

• Hammer

Multiple Choice

This is a phrase appearing above a story; used to summarize main point and grab readers' attention.

• Headline

• Fact

• Flag

• Human Interest

• Hammer

Interview

Open-ended questions and answers between a reporter and their source.

Inverted Pyramid

• This is how journalism stories are written.

• always starts with the most important information and goes to teh least important information

Libel

written, unproven information about a person that is damaging to their reputation

News

information given for public awareness about an event as its happening or after its happened

Lead

• the start of the story

• it grabs readers' attention

Multiple Choice

What is WRITTEN, unproven information about a person that is damaging to their reputation?

• Libel

• Lead

• News

• Inverted Pyramid

• Interview

Multiple Choice

This is how journalism stories are written. It's a story structure that starts with the most important information and goes to the least important.

• Libel

• Lead

• News

• Inverted Pyramid

• Interview

Multiple Choice

This is the start of the story. It grabs readers attention.

• Libel

• Lead

• News

• Inverted Pyramid

• Interview

Multiple Choice

This is information given about an event to create public awareness.

• Libel

• Lead

• News

• Inverted Pyramid

• Interview

Multiple Choice

This a key way reporters gather information. It's when a reporter asks a source open-ended questions.

• Libel

• Lead

• News

• Inverted Pyramid

• Interview

Op-Ed

• expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board

• short for "opposite the editorial page" or as a backronym the "opinions and editorials page"

Editorial

• opinion piece written by senior editorial staff of the publication or members of the editorial board

• editorials reflect the opinions of the publication

Opinion

a statement which cannot be proven and is based on the writer's point of view

Quotation

• a direct statement made by a source

• since it's in quotation marks, the words are the exact words the source said; they're not a paraphrase of what the source said

• quotes add interest to your story

• quotes can also help show what a source really sounds like and what they really think

Reporter

the person who researches and writes the assigned story

Multiple Choice

This is an opinion piece written by senior editorial staff of the publication or members of the editorial board.

• Reporter

• Editorial

• Op-Ed

• Opinion

• Quotation

Multiple Choice

A direct, exact statement made by a source.

• Reporter

• Editorial

• Op-Ed

• Opinion

• Quotation

Multiple Choice

A person who researches and writes a news story.

• Reporter

• Editorial

• Op-Ed

• Opinion

• Quotation

Multiple Choice

A statement which cannot be proven and is based on the writer's point of view.

• Reporter

• Editorial

• Op-Ed

• Opinion

• Quotation

Multiple Choice

Expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board.

• Reporter

• Editorial

• Op-Ed

• Opinion

• Quotation

Slander

spoken, unproven information about a person that can harm their reputation

Transition

statement that moves the story from one point to another

Wire Service

• a news supplying agency

• The Associated Press (non-profit)

• Reuters (public company)

• Press Association (non profit)

• Agence France-Presse (state-owned)

• United Press International

• Canadian Press (non-profit)

Multiple Choice

A news supplying agency.

• Wire Service

• Transition

• Slander

Multiple Choice

This is SPOKEN, unproven information about a person that can harm their reputation.

• Wire Service

• Transition

• Slander

Multiple Choice

A statement that moves the story from one point to another.

• Wire Service

• Transition

• Slander