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Lede
the beginning of a news story; conveys the main idea in few words to several paragraphs
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Inverted Pyramid
the organizational pattern in which information is presented in most news stories. Information is organized from the most important to the least important
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Byline
the name of the person who wrote a story, usually printed along with the story
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Dateline
the place a story was written. The dateline appears at the beginning of stories that are not written
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Copy
the written form in which a story, headline, caption or advertisement is prepared
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Attribution
sighting sources
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Objectivity
a lack of personal feeling or bias
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Libel
the printing or broadcasting of false information that damages someone's reputation
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Masthead
a statement in a newspaper that provides the details of publication
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Editorial Board
the group of people (usually the top editors) who decides on a plan for each editorial that will appear in a newspaper
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First Amendment
amendment to the US constitution that provides a right to free speech and free press
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Editorial
an article that states a newspaper's ideas on a particular issue
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Letter to the editor
people who voice their opinion
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Beat
a regular assignment given to reporters
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Credibility
the belief that what someone says is true
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Hard News
a story about timely, breaking news
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Soft News
a story about individuals or lifestyle issues
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Direct lead (Hard Lead)
the 1st lead or two of a hard news story. The direct news lead gives the most important facts, the 5 W's and an H, about the story
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Indirectly lead (Soft Lead)
a lead that sets a scene or introduces a character before letting the reader know the topic of the story
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Column
a commentary or opinion written by an independent writer who sells their work to many newspaper. Newspapers subscribe to several columnist works on various days
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