FBLA Journalism #6

newspaper

publication that contains information about current events, features on different topics and advertisements

penny press

newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent

inverted pyramid

journalism style that puts the most important facts in the first paragraph

yellow journalism

mid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism, screaming headlines and cheap melodrama

muckraking

the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the role of promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in big business, social institutions and politics

muckraker

a journalist who investigated corruption, especially in big business, social institutions and politics

First Amendment

the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the rights to free speech and free press

censorship

the prevention, or attempted prevention, of printing or broadcasting materials that are considered by some to be objectable

mass media

refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large audience

Golden Age of Radio

refers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for music, drama, comedy, variety shows and news

network

a group of stations that broadcasts the same programs at the same time

Web logs (blogs)

Internet journals written by reporters with specialty fields or interests; blogs also may be written by citizen journalists

multiple platforms

the news organization has both a print publication and an Internet site; media through which consumers obtain news, such as through newspapers and news magazines, television, radio, and the Internet

multiple media

may include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and video elements to a print story

convergence

merging of media and platforms

journalist

the reporters, editors, photographers, producers and camera crews who sift through the many happenings of a day to tell you what's important or interesting

journalism

the business of news-gathering and reporting

objective

to keep an open mind and report both sides of an issue

reporter

a journalist who gathers facts and prepares information to send out by mass media to the people who will read or listen to it; also called a correspondent

correspondent

a journalist who gathers facts and prepares information to send out by mass media to the people who will read or listen to it; also called a reporter

source

a person who supplies reporters with information

gatekeeper

editors, producers, publishers and other managers who decide what will get into the paper, onto the Web site or onto the nightly news broadcast

ethics

the moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for individuals and organizations

accuracy

getting all the facts right and always seeking the truth

credibility

a reputation for being right; credible news organizations and their employees strive to be fair and independent, that is, free from the influence of government, businesses or individuals

influence

integrity

anonymous sources

transparency

on the record

impartial

conflict of interest

plagiarism

fabrication

public official

precedent

public figure

libel

invasion of privacy

shield laws

freedom of information laws

sunshine laws

multiplatform

storyboard

videographer

copy editor

posts

information center

citizen journalism

open-source reporting

circulation

online journalism

storyboarding

sidebar

beat

general assignment

hard news

soft news

enterprise reporting

breaking news

profile

pitching

tipping point

jargon

language that pertains to one's business

interview

deadline

primary source

quotation

secondary source

unnamed source

off the record

on background

confidential source

anecdote

open-ended question

phoner

Q and A (question and answer)

read-back

central point

Five W's and an H

summary lead

wire service

Linotype

copy

Associated Press style

narrative style

hourglass style

focus style

nut graph

kicker

content editors

copy editors

managing editors

executive editor

news meetings

coaching

coaching editors

culture

Wikipedia

team