CAMPUS JOURNALISM

Cards (129)

  • What are the parts of a campus paper?
    front page, editorial page, sports page, special features
  • What do you call news that takes place within the country?
    Local news
  • What do you call news that takes place outside the country?
    Foreign news
  • It is an out-of-town news story. It is introduced by a dateline that takes the place from which the story was reported, the date, and the source of the material if now written by the local staff, as Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 25 (AP)
    Dateline news
  • This news is usually a boxed forecast of the area, sometimes the temperature, wind directions, and velocities.
    Weather news
  • It is a slug line indicating an important inside page story and the page where it is found.
    Index
  • This an engraved or printed name of the newspaper, as the Manila Times or PNC Torch.
    Nameplate
  • The little boxes on either side of the nameplate is called?
    Ears
  • The principal headline bears the boldest and biggest type. It is the title of the most important news of the day which is called?
    banner
  • A head made up of two or more lines is called?
    running head
  • It is the title of any news story and it is used only for titles of news stories. What part of the front page is this?
    headline
  • A subordinate headline placed immediately below its mother headline, also known as bank or readout.
    deck
  • It is the beginning of a news story. It may be a word, a group of words, a sentence, or even a paragraph.
    Lead
  • The whole story of an event composed of the lead and the text which is the elaboration of the lead.
    News story
  • It is the horizontal division into parts of a newspaper. Many national papers are divided into eight columns while a typical school paper is divided into five columns of 12 ems each.
    Columns
  • The vertical line that divides the page into columns. Most pages of newspapers are divided into columns by a space usually one em wide. This space is called the sunken rule.
    Column rule
  • The imaginary horizontal line that divides the newspaper equally into two parts.
    Fold
  • The signature of a reporter preceding a news-feature, as By Warren Cruz.
    Byline
  • These are news materials enclosed by line rules.
    Box
  • A metal place bearing a newspaper's illustration, also known as a cliche.
    Cut
  • The text accompanying photos and other art work, better known as a caption. If written above the photo just like the slugline, it is called an overline.
    Cutline
  • It is a tagline placed above but smaller than a headline, also known as a teaser. If it is bigger than the headline, it is called a hammer.
    kicker
  • It is a line giving the source of the story of illustration, as Reprinted from the "Manila Times" or Photo by MPI.
    Credit line
  • This consists of the page number, date of publication, and name of the newspaper, usually written on top of the page. This also found in the other pages.
    Folio
  • The editorial box containing the logo, names of the staff members, position in the staff, subscription rate, the publisher, and other pertinent data about the newspaper.
    Masthead
  • It is a cut which contains an identifying word or words,s uch as the name of the newspaper or of a section.
    Logo (logotype)
  • A commentary written by any of the editors who comments or gives the opinion of the staff or the whole paper on various subjects. It is the stand of the paper.
    Editorial proper
  • A personal opinion written by the columnist himself. Like the editorial proper, it may attach, teach, entertain, or appeal depending upon its purpose.
    Editorial column
  • Usually a caricature emphasizing a simple point. Usually humourous, it has the function of the editorial. It stands by itself and is not a complement of the editorial proper.
    Editorial cartoon
  • This is a short statement or quoted saying placed at the end of an editorial column or editorial to drive home a message.
    Editorial liner
  • A letter sent in by the reader giving his personal views on certain aspects.
    Letter to the editor
  • Elements of News:
    This may involve physical or mental conflict - man versus man, man versus animals, man versus nature, or man versus himself.
    Conflict
  • Elements of News:
    This element emphasized the newest angle of the story. The more recent the event, the more interesting it is to the reader.
    Immediacy or timeliness
  • Elements of News:
    This may refer to geographical nearness as well as to nearness of kinship or interest. What element is this?
    Proximity or nearness
  • Elements of News:
    Some people are more prominent than others because of wealth, social position, or achievements. Prominence may also refer to places or things. What element is this?
    Prominence
  • Elements of News:

    Whatever is significant to the life of an individual is interesting to him.
    Significance
  • Elements of News:
    Important names make important news. Also, the more names there are in the story, the better.
    Names
  • Elements of News:
    This adds color to the story. The more picturesque the background and the more dramatic the actions are, the more appealing the story is to the reader.
    Drama
  • Elements of News:
    This refers to strange or unnatural events, objects, persons, and places.
    Oddity or unusualness
  • Elements of News:
    The romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton may be experienced with other things. There were the romances of Hemingway with the sea and of the astronauts with space.
    Romance and adventure