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Journalism
This document provides an overview of key terms related to journalism. It discusses the early history of journalism including the Peter Zenger case which helped establish freedom of the press. It also covers important figures like Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Bob Woodward who investigated corruption. The document outlines core principles of news writing including the importance of the inverted pyramid structure and leading with the 5W's and the H. It defines common headline writing terms and practices for crafting effective headlines.
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- 2. 1. advance 2. angle 3.attribution 4. brite 5. caption 6. censor 7. cliché 8. copyright 9. defamation 10. downstyle 11. editorial 12. feature 13. fiveWs& the H 14. fold 15. format 16. gutter 17. inverted pyramid 18. kicker 19. lead (lede) 20. libel 21. nameplate 22. plagiarism 23. point 24. primary head 25. proofing 26. secondaryhead 27. tabloid 28. transition
- 3. PUBLICKOCCURRENCES-1690 No“Freedom ofthe Press” Peter Zenger Case- printed criticisms about the governor of NY Zenger charged with seditious libel Libel is a form of defamation Libel law at the time: “The greater the truth, the greater the libel” Trial established the right of a newspaper to print the truth
- 4. Congress shall makeno law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. offreedom the press
- 5. William Randolph Hearst “Youfurnish the pictures. I’ll furnish the war.” Unethical, irresponsible journalism Hoaxes, altered photos, sensational headlines Competition between NewYorkJournaland NewYork World
- 6. Ida Tarbell Upton Sinclairunethical& illegal businessdealings food& drugcorruption child labor automobilesafety politicalcorruption Ralph Nader Bob Woodward & CarlBernstein
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- 9. Stories that gointo deeper detail than straight news More “human” Human interest entertainment Morecreativity
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- 11. Dog bites man Manbites dog
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- 13. Almost always asingle sentence Summarize the most important of the “Ws” Limit to one central idea “Hook” the reader
- 14. LEAD (almost always onesentence) The most important information in the story should be in the first few paragraphs BODY Secondary facts of the story Minor facts of the story
- 15. A “slant”to your story. makes the purpose of the story clear and give it focus. RIGHT: More than 100 people were left homeless after a tornado struck Titusvilleyesterday. WRONG: Seventeen houses were flattened by a tornado that struck Titusville yesterday.
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- 17. 37 feared deadin boat accident Men heard boasting of daily shootings Sharkfin soupalters ecosystem Oh rubbish!! Suckingup trash Violent stormsbatter southeast Groupssueover toxic toys
- 18. Few or noarticles Action verbs only Does the headline express the main idea of the story? Does the headline effectively label the story's content? Will it create reader interest? Will it move readers into the story? Does the headline focus match the lead focus? Are the words short, common, colorful, powerful, specific? Would you read a story with this headline?
- 19. Term Meaning downstyle Capitalizingone the first letter of the first word and proper nouns in the headline primary head A headline that is larger and bolder than its accompanying headline secondary head A headline that is smaller and lighter than its accompanying headline (also called a kicker)
- 20. Craze makes comeback HulaHoops on a roll Kicker/ secondary head Primary head Downstyle
- 21. Man stabbed37 times-police rule out suicide March planned for next August Patient at death's door--doctors pull him through Child's stool great foruse in garden Juvenile court to try shooting defendant Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
- 22. William Kelly,87, was fed secretary Iraqi head seeks arms Drunk gets nine months in violin case Enraged cowinjures farmer with ax Deerkill 7,000 Local high school dropouts cut in half Include your children when baking cookies
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