Comp Midterm Journalism terms

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anecdote

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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angle

a particular way of approaching or considering an issue or problem

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attribution

the action of ascribing a work or remark to a particular author, artist, or person

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audience

the readership of a book, magazine, or newspaper

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byline

the line of a news story/newspaper naming the writer of the story

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connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes

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denotation

the literary or primary meaning of a word

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documentation

the process of classifying and annotating texts, photographs, etc.

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figurative language

words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true ex. metaphor, hyperbole, etc.

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genre

a category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

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hard news

journalistic style and genre that focuses on events or incidents that are considered to be timely and consequential to people locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally

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hed/headline

a heading at the top of an article or newspaper that is in sentence case, but does not end in a period

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hook

a sentence in a news article designed to grab the reader’s attention

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hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language

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inverted pyramid

information in a news article goes from most important to least important

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lede

the first sentence of an article that hooks the reader

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libel

a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation

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metaphor

a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

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newsworthiness

noteworthy as news; topical

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parallel structure

involves two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length or grammatical form ex. easy come, easy go

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paraphrase

express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity

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parenthetical citation

 gives credit to the author in parentheses

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personification

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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primary source

a document, first hand account, or other source that constitutes direct evidence of an object of study

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purpose

the reason for which something is done or created for which something exists

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research database

a website or a collection of digital objects that contains professional resources or documents that are collected or produced during the process of research

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rhetorical context

historical context and cultural context that led to the piece of writing

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scholarly journal

a periodical publication that publishes original research and reviews related to a specific field or discipline

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secondary source

a book, article, or other source that provides information about an object of study but does not constitute direct, first-hand evidence

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signal phrase

attributes a quote or idea to an outside source by stating the author’s name and job

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simile

a comparison between two unlike things using like or as

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soft news

a journalistic style and genre that blurs the line between information and entertainment

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thesis statement

a statement that usually falls at the end of the first paragraph and summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc.

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transition

a word or phrase that connects one idea to another

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works cited

a reference list at the end of a research paper that includes every source used in the paper

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feature article

a narrative that uses creativity and subjectivity to connect with readers

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