Kristen Journalism
Terms
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- Reporter
- a person who finds out the facts and then writes a story for a newspaper
- columnist
- a person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion or view
- deadline
- a time at which all material must be turned in
- Associated Press (AP)
- a wire service which gathers and distributes news.
- journalist
- a person who collects
- scoop
- an important news story that one reporter learns about first
- news story
- write-up or broadcast story that explains the who
- media
- communications systems which provide information in print or electronic form
- ad
- the abbreviation for advertisement; notice of something for sale
- beat
- the area of news regularly covered by a reporter
- editorial
- article of comment or opinion
- feature story
- story that analyzes the news
- lead
- opening elements of a story
- headline
- title of an article
- byline
- authorÂ’s credit printed with the story
- dateline
- line at the beginning of an article telling the place of origin for the story
- primary source
- an eyewitness to an event or the creator of an original work; a first-hand account
- secondary source
- a person with some knowledge of information
- hook
- opening line or headline that attracts a readerÂ’s attention
- human interest story
- feature story that seeks emotional identification of its subject with the reader or a subjectÂ’s emotional or entertainment value