Journalism jargon
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Producer
A. Information about recent and important events
2. Columnist
B. A listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine that gives the name of the publication
3. Pitch
C. A swift whirling motion
4. Publication
D. A publication that appears at fixed intervals
5. Specialized
E. To become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
6. Periodical
F. The activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
7. Reach
G. A copy of a printed work offered for distribution
8. Feature
H. An interconnected system of things or people
9. Masthead
I. A place of business for retailing goods
10. Roundup
J. A journalist who writes editorials
11. Sidebar
K. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
12. Outlet
L. A courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing
13. Spin
M. A prominent attribute or aspect of something
14. Network
N. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
15. News
O. Someone who manufactures something