Journalism Terms I

Who is the publisher?

• Director of editorial policies; decides what news will appear

• Chief executive; sometimes owner of newspaper

• Finds out the facts, writes stories for the paper

• Corrects or edits copy written by others; writes headlines

Who is the editor?

• Directs editorial policies; decides what news will go in the paper

• Chief executive; someones owns the paper

• Finds out the facts, writes the story for the paper

• Corrects or edits copy written by others; writes headlines

Who is the copy editor?

• Finds out the facts, writes the story for the paper

• Chief executive; sometimes owns the paper

• Corrects or edits copy written by others; writes headlines

• Directs editorial policies; decides what news will go in the paper

Who is the reporter?

• Chief executive; sometimes owns the paper

• Finds out the facts, writes the story for the paper

• Corrects or edits copy written by others; writes headlines

• Directs editorial policies; decides what news will go in the paper

Who is the columnist?

• person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion

• chief executive

• gives the opinion of the newspaper

• an article regularly written by a particular writer

What is an editorial?

• an article giving a personal opinion

• a story with emotional appeal

• timely news on an important matter

• an article expressing the opinion of the newspaper

What is a classified ad?

• Gives the opinion of the newspaper

• small ads purchased by the general public to sell things

• large, often illustrated, ad purchased by retail stores, etc.

• Provides news in a timely manner

What is a display ad?

• large, often illustrated, ads purchased by retail stores, etc.

• small ads purchased by the general public to sell things

• timely news of an important event

• a story with emotional appeal

What is a scoop?

• a person, document, or organization that provides information

• an area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage

• a story obtained and printed before the competition

• a gossip column

What is hard news?

• a story that is difficult to report

• an in-depth look at a subject interesting to readers

• a story with emotional appeal

• timely news of an important event