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Journalism Jargon

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the

information in any good news story. Who, What, Where, When, Why and How.

a)

Banner

b)

Caption

c)

Skybox

d)

5Ws and H

2.

(also known as Flag): Name and logo of the Newspaper, usually at the very Top of the newspaper in Large letters

a)

Lead

b)

Banner

c)

Index

d)

Jumpline

3.

the author of the news story and his or her title

a)

Byline

b)

Dateline

c)

Headline

d)

Jumpline

4.

(also known as a Cutline ): accompanies a photograph or

illustration and explains who/what the image is about

a)

Caption

b)

Column

c)

Index

d)

Wire story

5.

vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches - the number of columns wide by inches long

a)

Index

b)

Column

c)

Skybox

d)

Headline

6.

tells the location and date of a news story.

a)

Jumpline

b)

Wire Story

c)

Byline

d)

Dateline

7.

an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, its management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action

a)

Feature Story

b)

Index

c)

Editorial

d)

Dateline

8.

a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news; e.g. human interest stories, investigative reports, historical or scientific expositions

a)

Review

b)

Caption

c)

Feature Story

d)

Pull Quote

9.

short statement that grabs the reader’s attention , summarizes important information in the story; found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type

a)

Skybox

b)

Index

c)

Review

d)

Headline

10.

a listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and sections (like sports, weather, editorials, etc.) of the newspaper

a)

Index

b)

Pull Quote

c)

Lead

d)

Byline

11.

when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story

a)

Review

b)

Skybox

c)

Index

d)

Jumpline

12.

(also called Lede):first Paragraph of the story the summarizes story and leads the readers interest

a)

Lead

b)

Column

c)

Photo Credit

d)

Wire story

13.

article that includes information (5Ws and H) about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives

a)

Index

b)

Skybox

c)

News Story

d)

Caption

14.

tells who photographed the image

a)

Photo credit

b)

News story

c)

Index

d)

Wire Story

15.

a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using

special fonts and graphics

a)

5Ws and H

b)

Index

c)

Pull Quote

d)

Skybox

16.

a report that evaluates restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment

a)

Review

b)

Index

c)

Jump line

d)

Headline

17.

statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the person’s exact words in quotations (direct quote) or by paraphrasing (indirect quote)

a)

Quotation

b)

Wire Story

c)

Index

d)

Pull Quote

18.

(Also called a teaser):short headline, text, or visuals, that highlight articles in the interior of the paper.

a)

Wire story

b)

Quotation

c)

Skybox

d)

Caption

19.

one written by a reporter working for the news service.

a)

Wire story

b)

Quotation

c)

Index

d)

Lead