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Broadcast Journalism Vocabulary

Quiz by Maurice Harris

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14 questions
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  • Q1
    Crediting the source of information used in a story
    evergreen
    angle
    attribution
    close
    30s
  • Q2
    The conclusion of a story
    attribution
    evergreen
    angle
    close
    30s
  • Q3
    The approach or point of view used to tell a story
    angle
    evergreen
    close
    attribution
    30s
  • Q4
    A story that is appropriate to be broadcast at any time, regardless of season or time of year, day, month, etc.
    evergreen
    attribution
    angle
    close
    30s
  • Q5
    A type of news story that viewers need to have immediately; news that is serious and timely
    hard news
    hard lead
    news
    lead
    30s
  • Q6
    The first line of a story that begins abruptly and immediately presents the most important information
    news
    hard news
    lead
    hard lead
    30s
  • Q7
    Information that people want to know, that people should know, or that people need to know
    news
    lead
    hard news
    hard lead
    30s
  • Q8
    The first sentence of a story, or the beginning/introduction of an interview that states the subject's name, title, and contact information
    hard news
    hard lead
    news
    lead
    30s
  • Q9
    Television news programming that is expected to provide a fair, unbiased presentation of facts, without viewpoint or opinion
    soft news
    tabloid media
    non-mainstream media
    mainstream media
    30s
  • Q10
    Television news programming that is expected to express a particular point of view or opinion
    mainstream media
    soft news
    non-mainstream media
    tabloid news
    30s
  • Q11
    Television programming that stretches or exaggerates facts by dealing with sensational stories, mostly entertainment
    mainstream media
    non-mainstream media
    tabloid media
    soft news
    30s
  • Q12
    A type of news story with information that viewers may find interesting but not necessarily need to know
    mainstream media
    tabloid media
    soft news
    non-mainstream media
    30s
  • Q13
    Everything spoken by a reporter in a package (report)
    hard lead
    soft lead
    soft news
    reporter track
    30s
  • Q14
    The first line of a story that communicates the general idea of a story but not does offer any facts
    lead
    soft lead
    soft news
    hard lead
    30s

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