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30 Cards in this Set
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beat reporter
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assigned to check the same news source for each issue of the paper
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cliche
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overused, overworked, old expression
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human interest
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stories that cause the reader to feel emotions such as sorrow, pity, or amazement
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sidebar
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a story supplementing, but kept separate from, another story on the same subject in the same issue of the paper
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proximity
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an element of the news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your place of publication of your readers
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yellow journalism
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a sensational brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photos, screaming headlines, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspapers themselves
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penny press
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a new type of newspaper in the mid-nineteenth century which was filled with news, achieved a mass audience, and carried advertising, and sold for only a penny
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evergreen
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a term applied to material acceptable for publication at any time; timeliness is not a factor
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First amendment
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freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
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libel
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damaging, false statements against another person or institution that appear in writing or are spoken from a written script
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muckrakers
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journalist who develop significant social consciousness and through their writing crusade for social justice or expose wrongdoing
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lead
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the first paragraph of a news story usually consisting of one sentence
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wire service
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provide news from around the world to publications that subscribe to a fee (Associated Press)
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Cub reporter
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a novice reporter assigned to pick up brief items or do weekly checks with sources for news
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fair comment
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a complete libel defense protecting a journalist's opinion of public figures, or review of books, movies, records, etc.
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future book
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a chronological listing of events coming up that you might want to cover
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inverted pyramid
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when writing go from most important to least important
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objectivity
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unbiased in writing
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Peter Zenger
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found not guilty in trial concerning freedom of the press after criticizing the government
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credibility
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ethical journalism
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Hazelwood decision
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Supreme Court ruling that the administrators have control over what is printed in school newspapers
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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has jurisdiction over radio wave transmission
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Political Function
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keeps govt. in check and gives audience political insight
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Economic function
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advertisements
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Sentry Function
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tell about the future
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Record-Keeping Function
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keeps track of major events
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Entertainment Function
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light side to keep people happy
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Social Function
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media substitutes for news person-to-person relationships
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Marketplace function
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forum for ideas to generate support or not
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Agenda-Setting Function
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sets up what people will think about
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