Journalism Vocab

____ can be defined as the use of raw data gathered from the public and citizens journalists including social media to help create journalism stories.

• Interpretive reporting

• Crowdsourcing

• Alternative journalism

• Constructive journalism

_______ describes media's role in deciding which topics to cover and consequently which topics the public deems important.

• watch dogs

• pseudo-events

• agenda setting

• surveillance

____ reporting places the facts of a story in a broader context by relying on the reporter's knowledge and experience.

• Crowdsourcing

• Citizen

• Constructive

• Interpretive

Which term refers to the practice of journalists investigating and exposing issues of public concern, often involving corruption or wrongdoing?

• A) Investigative journalism

• B) Advocacy journalism

• C) Yellow journalism

• D) Sensational journalism

What is the term for a brief, catchy statement or phrase that summarizes the main point of a news story?

• A) Byline

• B) Headline

• C) Lead

• D) Nut graph

Which concept refers to the ethical obligation of journalists to report the truth and avoid bias?

• A) Objectivity

• B) Sensationalism

• C) Partisanship

• D) Infotainment

What is the term for a journalist's personal account of an event or experience, often written in the first person?

• A) Editorial

• B) Feature

• C) Column

• D) Memoir

Which term describes the practice of journalists using social media platforms to gather information and engage with audiences?

• A) Digital journalism

• B) Social journalism

• C) Multimedia journalism

• D) Data journalism

What is the term for a news story that is published or broadcast before any other media outlet?

• A) Exclusive

• B) Feature

• C) Bulletin

• D) Update

Which term refers to the main point or central idea of a news story, often found in the first paragraph?

• A) Lead

• B) Byline

• C) Headline

• D) Caption