Journalism Jargon #1 - Quiz Thursday, 9/17

1. 5W'S & H The essentials of any story: who, what, when, where, why, and how
2. ABOVE THE FOLD The top half of the front page of a newspaper, where the most important story goes
3. BY-LINE Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title
4. CAPTION The portion of the layout which explains what is happening in a photograph. Also called cutlines. Often includes a photo credit.
5. EDITOR Has overall responsibility for the publication
6. OBJECTIVE Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
7. EDITORIAL A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action
8. ETHICS A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs
9. FEATURE A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts
10. FLAG The name of the paper that usually appears at the top of page one
11. FLUFF News that is not hard-hitting; often used to fill space or time
12. GRAF A paragraph in news writing.  These are often short, around 2-3 sentences.
13. HEADLINE Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention
14. HUMAN INTEREST An element of news that includes people or events with which the audience can identify; stories that are just interesting
15. INVERTED PYRAMID The basic structure of a news piece, wherein the most important information is presented in the beginning (top), and the information becomes less newsworthy toward the bottom.
16. LEAD The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention; first graf
17. QUOTATION A statement made by another person included in a published story. A direct quotation is exactly what the person said and appears inside quotation marks. An indirect quote is a paraphrase of what a person said and does not appear in quotes.
18. REVIEW A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work
19. LIBEL Written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script
20. SLANDER Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken