Journalism Terms

the person whom a reporter interviews

• source

• interviewees

• reporter

• editor

The practice of individuals and special interest groups creating fictitious stories and feeding them into social media streams is ...

• objective reporting

• public journalism

• news hole

• fake news

When a journalist has achieved objectivity, they have achieved what?

• absence of bias

• worse pay; longer hours

• better pay; shorter hours

• the ability to report on a news story successfully

What is the difference between SLANDER and LIBEL?

• Slander is spoken; libel is written.

• Libel is spoken; slander is written.

• ONLY slander can damage a person's reputation.

• Defamation only applies to famous people

A direct statement obtained through an interview

• interview

• source

• quotation

• secondary source

Credibility means

• believability

• unreliability

• political correctness

A writer's specific perspective on a broader topic

• angle

• cover

• headline

• lead

to identify the person who said the words being quoted

• source

• caption

• attribution

• signature

a few sentences that identify who, what, when, where, why and how

• source

• caption

• contents

• subhead

refers both to topics featured on individual spreads and how the topics are highlighted. 

• coverage

• cover

• caption

• lead