1. Bold face- Heavy, black typeface; type that is blacker than text with which it is
used.
2. Bulldog- Early edition, usually the first of a newspaper.
3. Clip- News story clipped from a newspaper, usually for future reference.
4. Crony Journalism- Reporting that ignores or treats lightly negative news about
friends of a reporter or editor.
5. Crop- To cut or msk the unwanted portions, usually of a newspaper.
6. Dirty copy- Matter for publication that needs extensive correction.
7. Good night- Before leaving for the day, beat reporters check in with the desk
and are given a good night, which means there is nothing further for the reporter
from the desk for the day.
8. Guild- Newspaper Guild, an international union to which some reporters and other
newspaper workers belong.
9. Jump- Continuation of a story from one page to another.
10.Kill-To delete a section from copy or to discard the entire story; also, to spike
a story.
11.Play- Emphasis given to a news story or picture-size and place in the newspaper of
the story; typeface and size of headline.
12.Pool- Arrangement where by limited number of reporters and photographers are
selected to represent all those assigned to the story.
13.Sell- Presentation a reporter makes to imperss the editor with the importance of
his or her story.
14.Shirttail- Short related story adapted to the end of a longer one.
15.Slant- To write a story so as to influence the reader's thinking.
16.Text- Verbatim report of a speech or public statement.
17.Thumbnail- Half-column-wide cut or portrait.
18.Tip- Information passed to a reporter, often in confidence.
19.Wire services- Synonym for press associations, the Associated Press and the
United Press International.
