Journalism Midterm Review

Oxymoron → a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Essay → tiny marks or "feet" at the end of a letterstroke

Spoken statement that injures someone’s reputation

places the most important info and continues with information of decreasing importance

The use of verbal irony to mock or convey contempt

provides readers with a written analysis of a certain topic

Stories that appeal to emotions

Typography --> the study of fonts

Characteristics about a person, should use minimal description

John Campbell → created new words and defined old ones

Created the first female newspaper

places the most important part of the article at the top, facts in the middle, least important

area around the page. Nothing should go here

Noah Webster : created new words and defined old ones

News Determinant: news that directly affects readers has more news value

News Determinant: Important people are more newsworthy then others

main points from the main article

Timeliness → News Determinant: news loses value as it ages

Takes a complex issue and breaks it down

Opinion Article → Articles written by writers to offer their individual opinions. Not limited

discusses current news of either general interest or of a specific topic

First African American writer

Mini-Profile Sidebar → quick facts about one person on the side ofthe main article

Summary of picture

Quote Sidebar → includes expert opinions and advise on the side of the main article

Article written about issues editors feel are important for the readers.

Titles you should abbreviate → degrees, not well known org., Christmas, Days ofthe week

Critical Editorial Article → seeks to point out a flaw, to judge severely and find fault

A story that accompanies the main story

Articles written by writers to offer their individual opinions. Not limited to editorial staff

Gutter → false statement that injures someone's reputation

Verbal Irony → the audience is aware of what is going on but thecharacter is not

Letter strokes that rise about the x-height such as b, d, f, h, j, l

Letter strokes below the x height such as g, j, p, q, and y

Libel → Spoken statement that injures someone'sreputation

Includes statistics on the side of the main article

 literary genre based on criticism of people and society using mockery and humor

displays a list of events in chronological order on the side of the main article

Entertainment Editorial Article → takes a complex issue and breaks it down

News Determinant: Oddity, Conflict, & emotion evoke human interest

Helps to organize thoughts and ideas using statistics on the side of the main article

Quiz Sidebar → tests the reader on the topic of the main article

article explains the functions, special features, prices, without passing personal judgments

Sidebar → a secondary content purposes to help navigate alocation in a different way

Oxford comma → Should not be used in journalism

News Determinant: News closer to home has more news value than that from far away

Column → summary of a picture

measurement from the top of an ascender to the bottom of a descender

Tiny marks or "feet" at the endof a letter stroke

secondary content purposes to help navigate a location in a different way onthe side of article

Person who put color into the newspaper

Seeks to persuade readers about a sensitive issue

Criteria for judgment and the procedures used are explained in the article.

title of an article

Lists items or points out items to beconsidered on the side of the main article