Journalism Vocabulary

Who, What, Where, When & Why

• Beat

• 5 W's

• Graphics

• News

A specific area that is assigned to a reporter for regular coverage

• Beat

• Headline

• Lede

• News

Indicate who wrote the story; often include the writer's title and name

• Fact

• Libel

• BY - Line

• Caption

The time and date when the editor needs the reporter's story submitted by

• Fact

• Inverted Pyramid

• Quotation

• Deadline

The person who had overall responsibility for the publication or website

• Transition Quotation formula

• Editor

• Lede

• Opinion

A type of story which serves to express the writer's opinion about something

• Paraphrase

• News

• Editorial

• Editor

A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs; the way journalist should act

• Ethics

• Human Interest

• Reporter

• Headline

A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting facts

• Story

• Feature

• Editorial

• Quotation

The use of lines , screens, boxes, large initial letters graphs to enhance a story

• Graphic

• Review

• Transition

• Opinion

Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention

• Fact

• Interview

• Headline

• Caption