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WorksheetsJournalism Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Gathering and reporting the news
Editor
Journalism
Writer
Author
Lead
opening paragraph of news story
should contain 4 of the 5Ws
beginning of written news article
all are correct
Reliable
you can believe it
dependable
true
all are correct
Style of writing that uses the 5Ws in the first paragraph
Lead
Feature
Inverted Pyramid Structure
News Writing
A brief summary of the life of someone who died recently
Feature
Lead
Headline
Obituary
"Just Do It" is an example of a ---
slogan
graphic
headline
news article
The official name of the caption under a photo
caption
cut-line
byline
none are correct
A story that a reporter has access to that no one else has
exclusive
inclusive
byline
tabloid
Writing an article trying to influence the reader's thinking
opinion
slant
op-ed
rant
Story that can be published at any time
B-copy
Editorial
Evergreen
Feature
Person who prepares the layout of the paper and checks for errors
author
reporter
manager
editor
Personal web page with opinions, hobbies, likes, and links
web page
blog
article
tabloid
Who, What, When, Where, Why
credibility
reliability
the 5 questions
the 5 Ws
When you make an assumption, you ---
accept something as true without checking the facts
spread rumors
start gossip
ignore others' opinions
facts and statistics collected for analysis
information
graphs
news
data
the layout of the paper or the way it looks
presentation
format
style
cover page
The mental impression/image you have of something or someone
assumption
opinion
perception
truth
A reason for doing something
motive
belief
opinion
fact
respect and admiration based on perception of his/her accomplishments
bias
prejudice
prestige
perception
To have a strong effect on someone or something
endorse
meaningful
edit
impact
