TERMS USED IN MEDIA REPORTING

TERMS USED IN MEDIA REPORTING

1: ABC (AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION)

 is a non-profit circulation-auditing organisation. It certifies and audits the circulations of major publications, including newspapers and magazines.ABC grants  audit bureau of circulation certification of circulation of any newspaper

2: APNS

All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) is an organization of major Pakistani newspapers  their publishers, companies and corporations including Jang Group of Newspapers, Dawn Group of Newspapers and Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Newspapers.

3 :BANNER 

ˌbanner ˈheadline words printed in very large letters across the top of the first page of a newspaper.or any extra ordinary headline in a news paper which spread over most of the space of the news paper 

4: BEAT 

A news beat is a news territory assigned to a reporter who is then expected to keep track of all events taking place in his or her beat.

The reporter has to ensure that he covers all routine events on his news beat. More important, he is required to develop contacts that can help him generate special and exclusive stories.

All hell breaks loose if a reporter misses a story on his beat.  If this happens too often, the reporter may even be taken off the beat.

The news beat system has been developed to achieve two goals:

• The first is to ensure that the newspaper does not miss any major news story pertaining to that beat.
• The second is to give focus and direction to the news generation activity. (Read also: How journalists get news)

• Beat reporting, also known as specialized reporting, is a genre of journalism that can be described as the craft of in-depth reporting on a particular issue, sector, organization, or institution over time.

5: BLIND INTERVIEW

where  the original identity of a person being interviewed kept hidden due to certain reason. 

or

Blind Interview – More common in print than in broadcast journalism, a blind or off-the-record interview is one in which the interviewee is intentionally left unaccredited (also known as a non-attributable.)

6:BOX 

box is a story of single column or two but highlighted with border line in circle in a newspaper

7: BYLINE 

The byline on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name of the writer of the article. ... The dictionary defines a byline as "a printed line of text accompanying anews story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.

8: CAPTION

a caption is a brief introduction of a photograph in photo journalism

9:CURTAIN RAISER 

 a type of news story that will uncover the story of upcoming event 

or 

The curtain raiser. A curtain raiser is a story on what is likely to happen and not a report on what has happened. It raisers the curtain to show what is on the stage and how the drama will unfold itself. It is to a news event what an appetizer is to a meal it whets one's appetite to know what is going to come

10:CROSS MEDIA 

Crossmedia. Crossmedia is the circulation of various content among different media including print, Internet, communication, and broadcast. 

or is a system in media where a media group or compnay is legally authorized to launch a satellite channel along with newspaper

11: CENSORSHIP

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by a government or private institution,

12;DEADLINE 

is a time restriction before which entire news process has to be completed. 

13:DATELINE 

A dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. In the case of articles reprinted from wire services, the distributing organization is also included (though the originating one is not).

14: DISINFORMATION

Disinformation or : “Fake news is information deliberately fabricated and published with the intention to deceive and mislead others into believing falsehoods or doubting verifiable facts.” ... Information that is based on reality, used to inflict harm on a person, organization or country.

15 : EMBARGO 

In journalism and public relations, a news embargoor press embargo is a request or requirement by a source that the information or news provided by that source not be published until a certain date or certain conditions have been met.

16 : EAR 

small box of advertisement which appears on the right top corner 

17: EVES DROPPING 

  is a practice in media to secretly cover or watching any news about any closed door meeting by compromising the ethics

18  : EMBEDDED REPORTING 

embedded reporting is a type of reporting or journalism where journalists or camera person are taken to war zone or conflict area along with militry to cover war zone 

19 : ENVELOPE JOURNALISM 

its basically the term used for bribery in journalism. journalists and photographers are given envelops of money for favorable coverage 

20: EYE WITNESS

is the title given to a person who is witness to an event or incident 

or

a person who has seen something happen and can give a first-hand description of it.

21: FEEDBACK

reaction of the receiver on receiving any message.

22: FLAG 

name of the newspaper on the column of the newspaper's editorial page

23: FILLER

short small news items of the newspaper to fill the blank space of the newspaper to fill in the blank space of newspaper due to designing of the page or layout space left on newspaper

24: FOURTH ESTATE 

The term Fourth Estate (or fourth power) refers to the press, and news media, both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues. Though it is not formally recognized as a part of a political system, it wields significant indirect social influence.

25 : FOLLOW UP STORIES

whatever news is running any further updates about them would be considered as follow up stories. also exploring the news aspects of story that already occurred

26:GATEKEEPERS 

is a concept in communication theory where information travel from one individual to an other, the process of recieving and checking filtering of news before spreading among masses.

Gatekeeping is the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication. ... Individuals can also act as gatekeepers, deciding what information to include in an email or in a blog.

27:INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

is a type of reporting where issue or matter is probed or investigated and then the findings are published

Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. ... Most investigative journalism has traditionally been conducted by newspapers, wire services, and freelance journalists.

28: INVERTED PYRAMID

The inverted pyramid is a metaphor used by journalists and other writers to illustrate how information should be prioritized and structured in a text (e.g., a newsreport). It is a common method for writing news stories (and has adaptability to other kinds of texts, e.g., blogs and editorial columns).

The inverted pyramid is a metaphor used by journalists and other writers to illustrate how information should be prioritized and structured in a text (e.g., a news report). It is a common method for writing news stories (and has adaptability to other kinds of texts, e.g., blogs and editorial columns). This is a way to communicate the basics about a news report in the initial sentences. It is widely taught to mass communication and journalism students, and is systematically used in Anglophone media.

29: INTRO 

is the first or opening paragraph of a news story .A NEWS must be in inverted 

 the word “intro” or “peg” is used, which usually refers to the first paragraph of the news copy 

30: LEAD 

main story of newspaper in american its just the opening of the paragraph 

In journalism, the beginning sentences of a news story are everything. Called leadsor “ledes,” they must convey essential information, set the tone and entice people to continue reading. If you're interested in becoming an expert journalist, understanding how to write a lead is a key skill for your toolbox

31: KILL

The decision of stopping any news from being broadcast 

is termed as kill in news reporting

32: LEAK

A news leak is the unsanctioned release of confidential information to news media. It can also be the premature publication of information by a news outlet, of information that it has agreed not to release before a specified time, in violation of anews embargo.

33: LEADERS 

first editorial under the flag is known as leader.

A leader in a newspaper is a piece of writing which gives the editor's opinion on an important news item.

34: MASS COMMUNICATION

the process of giving message to the masses. we study how to communicate with the masses. spreading of message to large number of audiences through any media , radio , tv , print , internet

Mass communication is the study of how people exchange their information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time with an amazing speed. In other words, mass communication refers to the imparting and exchanging of information on a large scale to a wide range of people.

35: MAST HEAD 

a list of the names of the most important people involved in producing and writing for a magazine or newspaper:

36: MUCKRAKING 

the action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people. If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.

37:NEWSHOLE

 A newshole is a journalism term that stands for the amount of space available daily for news in a newspaper.The column inches reserved for newshole is usually the remaining spaces after paid advertisements are filled.

sometimes news agencies are aware of the upcomming powerful expected story so they leave space for it

38:OFF THE RECORD

Off-the-record can mean that whatever the journalist is told can be reported so long as it is not attributed to the person who said it. ... So usually a person speaking off-the-record is identified by a descriptor such as 'a source,' 'a senior insider,' 'a party official' or 'a colleague.'

Off-the-record

There are times when a journalist utilizes a source who wishes to maintain their confidentiality rights. The journalist can ensure this happens by conducting the interview off the record. Off the record means that the information told to the journalist can be used in the article as long as it is not credited to the source. Some writers view off the record as meaning neither the source nor the information can be revealed at all. In situations where the information may help the population as a whole, the reporter does have the right to reveal it. It is believed that most sources only go off the record when they trust the journalist interviewing. Usually it is believed that every interview, unless otherwise specified, is on the record

39:ON THE RECORD

 - On-the-Record: This means that everything in the conversation can be used and attributed to your source by name and job title.used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.

40:PAPARAZZI

the photographers who follow famous people every where they go in order to take photographs of them for newspapers and magazines

41:PRINTLINE 

On the last page of the newspaper where the name of editor, publisher, printer and the city of the newspaper are written.

42: PFUJ PAKISTAN FEDERAL UNION 

OF JOURNALISTS 

an organisation works for protection of the rights of journalists 

43: POOL

A press pool is a group of news gathering organizations that combine their resources in the collection of news. A pool feed is then distributed to members of the broadcast pool who are free to edit it or use it as they see necessary. In the case of print reporters, a written pool report is distributed to all members.

44: ROOFTOP JOURNALISM 

journalists who only report on conflicts from atop a city's buildings, above war-ravaged streets. 

45 : SATELLITE PHONES

A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. 

46:SCOOP

In journalism, a scoop or exclusive is an item of news reported by one journalist or news organization before others, and of exceptional originality, importance, surprise, excitement, or secrecy. Scoopsare important and likely to interest or concern many people.

47: SLANP 

twisting a story to make a biased story 

48: SLUG

In newspaper editing, a slug is a short name given to an article that is in production. The story is labeled with its slug as it makes its way from the reporter through the editorial process.

49: STRINGER

a stringer is a freelance journalist, photographer, or videographer who contributes reports, photos, or videos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work

50: teaser

. Teaser – A term for promotional boxes, words and/or pictures that are usually above the nameplate of the newspaper. It could encourage the reader to read a particular story or a special section. Also called a skybox.

51: PIP TIP

communicating or passing on brief information by a source to the journalist

52: VOX PIP

a practice by tv team to get the views of general public on any current issue or happening

53: YELLOW JOURNALISM

sensational base less stories carried by tv newspapers aimed to blackmail people