This glossary of newspaper terms
Was developed to increase the understanding of the terms and acronyms that may be unique to in the news. These are the words of reporters speak to broadcast in channels and use in the same work, way of life, etc. Those vocabularies was created by the New York Newspaper Publishers
For example as follows:
Cold Copy - aka; Rip-n-Read - A script not seen by an announcer until the moment s/he reads it.
News feeds - feeds of stories/actualities sent to affiliates by networks for air on the individual stations.
Lead – first line/paragraph of body of story that summarizes/indicates most important information.
Spots – individual commercials that run during breaks.
Arbitron - service primarily used in determining radio ratings.
Banner - The main headline that runs across the top of the front page.
Bullet point - A heavy dot, or “bullet,” followed by brief copy.
Bleed - To print past the finished image area into the trim area.
Reporters, also referred to as journalists, are news professionals who inform the public of current events. They may work in print, online, television or radio media. Reporters gather information by investigating leads, researching data and conducting interviews before composing and delivering news stories.
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