媒介英語(yǔ)詞匯(共12頁(yè))

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Free Journalism Dictionary A glossary of terms, words, slang and shop talk used in the journalism, book publishing, printing, and writing professions. ad Advertisement. add Copy to be added to a story already written. advance 1. A preliminary story describing a future event. 2. To move

2、a story up in priority ("We're advancing the scandal story to the front page.") angle The aspect emphasized in a story. assignment The task or story a reporter must cover. background 1. A story that is not assigned a deadline. (See also "backgrounder.") 2. Any information tha

3、t is given to reporter not specifically for a quote, but for general information on a subject. backgrounder A story that details the background of a subject. ("I'm assigned to do a backgrounder on the new company.") bank See deck. banner A headline that extends across the page or scree

4、n. beat The area or subject matter that a reporter regularly covers. blind interview An interview which does not give the name of the person interviewed. blurb Short phrase issued by a publisher to promote the sale of a book. BOD "Book-on-demand" method of book printing where each book is

5、produced as it is ordered. boil down To reduce in size. break 1. The time when a story has been published. ("When did that story break?") 2. The first news source to report a story. ("An indie Web site first broke the scandal.") brief A brief story. bump 1. To move something ahea

6、d or behind schedule. ("We're going to bump this story up to Tuesday.")2. To increase or decrease. ("We'll bump your payment up to compensate you for the extra work you did.") byline The author's name at the beginning of a story. caption The descriptive text for an il

7、lustration; often credits the name of the photographer or artist who made the illustration. Also "cut line" or "cutline." casebound See "hardbound." clip A collection of a writer's previously published work, used to show the talent and interests of a writer. ("

8、Can you send me some clips on the subject?") codex A book made of bound pages. copy The text of a story. copyreader One who edits and gives headlines to news stories. cover To research and put together a story. credit Acknowledging the source for a given fact. cub A beginning reporter. Also &qu

9、ot;rookie." cut Remove a portion of a story. cut line See "caption." daily A publication that publishes every day. deck Part of the headline which summarizes the story. Also "deck copy," "bank." dog watch See "lobster shift." editorialize To inject the op

10、inion of the writer in a story. filler Short news stories or tidbits used to fill space. flak A low-position spokesperson for a company. flash Short news summary of an event. follow-up A story that gives new developments about the subject of a previously published story. folio Page number. foto Phot

11、ograph. fotog Photographer. freelancer One work works for himeself, and is not employed by the publisher; a freelance assignment is one given to a writer not employed by the publisher. Also "free-lancer." fyi For your information. get A very good, or exclusive, interview. graf Paragraph. h

12、ardbound A codex book whose cover material is hard and not flexible. Also "hardback" or "casebound." head See "headline." headline Title of a story. inset 1. Correcting copy inserted into a piece that is already typeset. 2. Any material inserted into something larger: p

13、ages, copy, illustration, advertisements. ("The corrections in the book's new edition were made with inset copy - you can see that the typeface is slightly different.") journo 1. Journalist. 2. Journalism. kicker The first sentence or first few words of a story's lead, set in a fon

14、t size larger than the body text of the story. kill To delete copy; to remove an item from the publication schedule ("In light of the airplane tragedy, the editor decided to kill the airline humor story.") kill fee Fee paid to reporter for a killed story; usually a percentage of the normal

15、 fee. lead The lead paragraph or sentence in a story. lede See "lead." leg man A reporter who gathers news. library A publication's private collection of files, clips, illustrations, prepared bios/obits, etc. lobster shift Working in the hours after a publication has gone to print. mas

16、thead The page of a publication that gives its staff and editorial information. morgue See "library." mug shot A head-and-shoulders picture of an individual. net sales Number of actual sales of a book (ie, not counting copies sent to distributors and later returned). nut graf Paragraph in

17、a story containing the "meat" details of what the story is all about, often directly following an anecdotal lead. obit Obituary. on spec Submitting a piece on the "speculation" that the editor will accept it, a practice more new free-lancers op-ed "Opposite editorial" -

18、 features page usually printed opposite a newspaper's editorial page, often containing pieces presenting a position on an issue which is the opinion of the author and not necessarily (or usually) the opinion of the paper. Also "O&E." orphan A single line of text beginning a paragra

19、ph or section of text and appearing at the bottom of a page. pad To make longer. paste-up A page's individual elements assembled in its layout on a board (usu. by _pasting_ or taping); used to make the photographic plates which are then printed. pic Picture or illustration. pitch Story idea sent

20、 to an editor by a reporter. pix Pictures. play up Emphasize. ("Why don't you play up the infidelity angle?") pork Material held for later use, if needed. POD "Print-on-demand." See BOD. pull quote A quotation from an article, sometimes edited for brevity, displayed in larger

21、 type as a figure to the body of the article. (Also "pullquote.") puff Editorialized, complimentary statements in a story. puff piece A news story that contains a lot of puff. query A pitch, usually for longer, editorial or magazine pieces. redletter Exclusive, breaking news coverage of a

22、major news event, printed in red type. retraction A publication's withdrawal of a previously-published story or fact. ("The _Times_ retracted their comments on the man.") revision A re-written or improved story, often with additional quotes or facts. rookie See "cub." run 1.

23、To put an item on schedule for publication ("Let's run this item in the gossip column.") 2. A reporter's beat. sacred cow News or promo material which a publisher or editor demands be published, often for personal reasons. scoop 1. An exclusive or first-published story. ("That

24、 story you did was a nice scoop.") 2. A synonym for "tip." ("I got another great scoop from her.") sell-through Percentage amount of net sales for a book. short See "brief." source An individual whose statements are used for material in a story. spec See "on s

25、pec." stet Proofreader's mark for "restore to condition before mark up." street edition The edition of a newspaper that comes out first and is available "on the streets" such as at newsstands. subhead A smaller one-line headline for a story. TK Proofreader's insertio

26、n mark for data "to come" also "TKTK." take A section of a running story. tie back See "tie in." tie in Part of the story that reiterates past events in order to make recent developments clear. Also "tie back." ("Your piece is good, but the tie-in is weak

27、.") tip Information about a potential story that has not been broken. top heads Headlines at the top of a column. trim To reduce the length of a story. vet weekly A publication that publishes once a week. widow A single line of text ending a paragraph or section of text and appearing at the top

28、 of a page. accredited journalist n. 特派記者 advertisement n廣告 advance n預(yù)發(fā)消息；預(yù)寫(xiě)消息 affair n桃色新聞；緋聞 anecdote n趣聞?shì)W事 assignment n采寫(xiě)任務(wù) attribution n. 消息出處，消息來(lái)源 back alley news n. 小道消息 backgrounding n新聞背景 Bad news travels quickly. 壞事傳千里。 banner n通欄標(biāo)題 beat n采寫(xiě)范圍 blank vt. "開(kāi)天窗" body n. 新聞?wù)?boil vt壓

29、縮(篇幅) box n. 花邊新聞 brief n. 簡(jiǎn)訊 bulletin n新聞簡(jiǎn)報(bào) byline n. 署名文章 caption n圖片說(shuō)明 caricature n漫畫(huà) carry vt刊登 cartoon n漫畫(huà) censor vt. 審查(新聞稿件)，新聞審查 chart n每周流行音樂(lè)排行版 clipping n剪報(bào) column n專欄；欄目 columnist n專欄作家 continued story 連載故事;連載小說(shuō) contributing editor 特約編輯 contribution n(投給報(bào)刊的)稿件;投稿 contributor n投稿人 copy des

30、k n新聞編輯部 copy editor n文字編輯 correction n更正(啟事) correspondence column讀者來(lái)信專欄 correspondent n.駐外記者；常駐外埠記者 cover vt采訪;采寫(xiě) cover girl n. 封面女郎 covert coverage 隱性采訪;秘密采訪 crop vt剪輯(圖片) crusade n宣傳攻勢(shì) cut n插圖 vt刪減(字?jǐn)?shù)) cut line n插圖說(shuō)明 daily n日?qǐng)?bào) dateline n新聞電頭 deadline n截稿時(shí)間 dig vt深入采訪；追蹤(新聞線索)；“挖”(新聞) digest n文摘

31、editorial n社論 editorial office 編輯部 editor's notes 編者按 exclusive n獨(dú)家新聞 expose n揭丑新聞；新聞曝光 extra n號(hào)外 eye-account n目擊記;記者見(jiàn)聞 faxed photo 傳真照片 feature n特寫(xiě)；專稿 feedback n信息反饋 file n發(fā)送消息；發(fā)稿 filler n補(bǔ)白 First Amendment (美國(guó)憲法)第一修正案(內(nèi)容有關(guān)新聞、出版自由等) five "W's" of news 新聞五要素 flag n報(bào)頭;報(bào)名 folo (=foll

32、ow-up) n連續(xù)報(bào)道 Fourth Estate 第四等級(jí)(新聞界的別稱) freedom of the Press 新聞自由 free-lancer n自由撰稿人 full position 醒目位置 Good news comes on crutches. 好事不出門(mén)。 grapevine n小道消息 gutter n中縫 hard news 硬新聞;純消息 headline n新聞標(biāo)題；內(nèi)容提要 hearsay n小道消息 highlights n. 要聞 hot news 熱點(diǎn)新聞 human interest 人情味 in-depth reporting 深度報(bào)道 insert

33、n.& vt插補(bǔ)段落;插稿 interpretative reporting 解釋性報(bào)道 invasion of privacy 侵犯隱私(權(quán)) inverted pyramid 倒金字塔(寫(xiě)作結(jié)構(gòu)) investigative reporting 調(diào)查性報(bào)道 journalism n新聞業(yè);新聞學(xué) Journalism is literature in a hurry 新聞是急就文學(xué) journalist n新聞?dòng)浾?kill vt退棄(稿件)；槍斃(稿件) layout n版面編排；版面設(shè)計(jì) lead n導(dǎo)語(yǔ) libel n. 誹謗(罪) makeup n. 版面設(shè)計(jì) man of the year 年度新聞人物，年度風(fēng)云人物 mass communication 大眾傳播(學(xué)) mass media 大眾傳播媒介 master head n