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WorksheetsJournalism Vocabulary
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
Element of news that includes people or event with which the audience can identify
Human Interest
Interview
Paraphrase
Reporter
Questions and Answer meeting between a reporter and source to get information
News
Interview
Inverted Pyramid
Reporter
A style of writing most commonly applied to news stories
Showcase
Story
Review
Inverted Pyramid
The first paragraph of the story which serve to summarize the story and includes some 5w's
Headline
Opinion
Lead
News
Written defamation; damaging false statement against another person or institution that are in writing
Opinion
Libel
Fact
Feature
An indirect quote of what a person said and dose not appear in quotes
Quotation
News
Paraphrase
Interview
A statement made by another person included in your story. A direct quotation is exactly what the person said and appear inside quotation marks.
Transition Quote Formula
Quotation
Story
fact
Person who researches and write stories assigned by editor
Reporter
Editor
Interview
Ethics
A form of editorial written to comment on a play , movie, piece of music or some other creative work
News
Caption
Review
Quotation
A block of text on single topic beginning with some form of a lead , followed by the body that contain quotation and transitions
Story
News
Headline
Advertising
The portion of the story which helps the reader move from one point to the next : helps a story flow, adds information , and explains other items in the story
Caption
Transition
Showcase
Quotation
The 7- paragraph formula we use to write the news stories
Transition
News
WISDOMHSNEWS.COM
T/Q Formula
The student news website of Wisdom High School , where our work will be published
WISDOMHSNEWS.COM
HoustonISD.org
wisdomhs.org
Space in a publication sold to a business
Advertising
Graphics
Story
Captions
A sentence under a photo that explains what is happening in a picture
Beat
Fact
Caption
Byline
A statement that can be proven; not an opinion
Quotation
Fact
Headline
Lead
Information delivered about an event shortly after is has occured
Beat
Column
Editorial
News
A statement that cannot be proven
Opinion
Human Interest
Fact
Quotation
