Rhetoric
terms from my journalism class with help from
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/journal20/gloss.html
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/journal20/gloss.html
Terms
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copy deck
- "banner" across the front page identifying the newspaper with the date
- masthead
- words not used in everyday language - may be technical
- jargon
- novel or story where the main character should be "growing" in character
- bildungsroman
- info not intended for publication
- background
- a style of journalism in which the reporter takes a side
- advocacy
- article in which a writer or columnist gives an opinion on a topic
- column
- the main meaning is "held" until the end of a sentence
- delayed sentence
- hints at something in the past to make the point clear
- allusion
- direct opposition in things compared: says much different statements than what is meant
- irony
- a particular emphasis of a media presentation a "slant"
- angle
- syllogism
- sophisticated deduction; deceptive argument
- epostolary
- story or novel progresses through "letters"
- a page of significant information prepared by public Relations people covering a special event
- facts sheet
- language that hides reality
- newsspeak
- a character's view of the events or setting
- perspective
- the "punch line"
- kicker
- requires a great amount of research and hard work
- investigative journalism
- a saying that states simple wisdom, things already known
- aphorism
- satire
- used to make fun of an idea or human vice
- parody
- satire that ridicules the subject
- anecdote
- story told by a character in the story
- about people and influences emotion
- human interest story
- person who works with "placement" of articles and graphics
- layout editor
- article expressing the newspaper or magazine owner's or editor's position on an issue
- editorial
- people who determine what will be printed or shared with mass media
- gatekeepers
- ads with graphics
- display ads
- speech given at a funeral
- eulogy
- person for "proofreads" for errors
- copyreader
- helping to create interest in the newspaper
- media relations
- first sentence of first few sentences of a story
- lead
- an advertisement section in a magazine that looks like an article
- advertorial
- person who co-ordinates all news departments
- managing edito
- factual accounts of important events
- hard news stories
- twist or detail that gives the article value for the reader
- new angle
- at the bottom of the column directing the reader to the rest of the article
- jump line
- usually "shouted out" meant to emphasize other words or phrases
- expletive
- a figure of speech in which a person, thing, or quality is spoken to as if present
- apostrophe
- the main article on the front page - or the cover story
- feature article
- a newsroom library
- morgue
- "copy" that accompanies a photograph or graphic
- caption
- oxymoron
- opposites working together - "deafening silence"
- personal matters are coloring the outcome of the story
- conflict of interest
- person who revises and polishes the story or article
- editor
- the "title" of a newspaper or magazine story
- headline
- the name of the reporter
- by-line
- narrow margin of white space where two pages meet
- gutter
- a sharp remark - harshly critical
- sarcasm
- rhetoric
- the study of the effective use of language
- a position that is "slanted"
- bias
- language that is unnecessarily complicated and unclear
- gobbledygook
- publishing false information that identifies or deframes an individual
- libel
- seems contradictory, but is actually truecontradiction
- paradox
- believability of the publication or writer
- credibility
- put most important facts first and details later
- inverted pyramid
- a piece of writing about a person who has died
- epitaph
- smaller headline that comes between the headline and the story
- deck
- reflects onto someone else, making them look better by contrast
- foil
- who? what? when? where? why? how?
- five W's and H
- "jargon" used by newspaper writers
- journalese