JOYCELOSOPHY: May 2015

Different from novels, advertising copies and academic writings, journalism is a unique genre that utilizes a particular set of language, style and tone. Below are some websites with useful tips on journalism:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/article/art20130702112133610

^^ Put attribution in the second place for stronger intro.
***http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/news-style-guide/article/art20130702112133530

^^ 'That' defines, 'which' informs; 'Who' = subj. of the v.; 'whom' = obj.
Vocab

http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/glossary.html

http://www.angelfire.com/trek/puknews/refsnp.html

^^ some particularly useful vocabs copied directly from the above source

byline: Line located under headline which tells the name of the writer.

credit line: Acknowledging the source of a picture.

cutline: Information below a picture which describes it.

dateline: The first words in lead of a story which give name of city from which the story was sent.
desk: Particular area of news coverage for which each editor is responsible ("City Desk" for example).
filler: A copy with little news value; used to fill space.
hard news:  up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately.
inverted pyramid: Style of news reporting in which the most important information is gives first.

jump: To continue a story from one page to another.justified: Lines of type that are even on the right as well as the left side.
kicker: A short, catchy word or phrase over a major headline.
lead: First paragraph of a story, usually telling the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where and why) and H (how).

libel: Written defamation.masthead:  information about the newspaper, such as the name of the publishing company, names of the officers of the company, location of editorial offices, editorship and distribution facts, all usually found at the top of the editorial page
morgue:  the newspaper's collection of clippings, photos, reference materials and microfilm
obit: An obituary; a story of a person's death.
op-ed page: Opposite editorial page: to give readers'/columnists' opinions different from those of the newspaper
paralanguage: The semi-verbal responses we make during a conversation, such as "um" and "uh-huh."
probe: To investigate thoroughly during an interview; to ask follow-up questions that encourage the respondent to explain or elaborate on something already said.
reefer: Reference line, also called "refer" line.
sidebar: A shorter, related article that focuses on one aspect of a main article. A sidebar is a secondary story accompanying a major story.
slander: Oral defamation
soft news:  background information or human interest stories
spot news: News obtained first-hand. Fresh news.
stringer: A writer who works for a newspaper but does not report to the office every day.
syndicate: Company which sells and distributes cartoons, columns, comics, puzzles, etc. to newspapers.
tabloid:  a smaller format 1/2 broadsheet folded, often preferred by publishers of local papers or commuter papers and the sensationalist press (National Enquirer)
wire service:  a news agency or organization that gathers news and transmits it to individual subscribing newspaper (AP, CP, Reuters)
yellow journalism: Refers to sensational stories and "scare" headlines.