old fashioned newspaper terms

30: A designation used to mark the end of a newspaper story. The symbol is an alternate designation. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Absolute privilege: The right of legislators, judges and government executives to speak without threat of libel when acting in their official capacities. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Absolutism: The ethical philosophy that there is a fixed set of principles or laws from which there is no deviation. To the absolutist journalist, the end never justifies the means. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Actual malice: Reckless disregard of the truth. It is a condition in libel cases. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Actual malice test: Protection for reporters to write anything about an officeholder or candidate unless they know that the material is false or they recklessly disregard the truth. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Ad: An advertisement. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Add: A typewritten page of copy following the first page. “First add” would be the second page of typewritten copy. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by the Missouri Group. Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of Bedford/St. Martins. Advance: A report dealing with the subjects and issues to be dealt with in an upcoming meeting or event. News Reporting & Writing (Eighth Edition) by.
Hello! Peter Pressman here.. welcome to this fine collection of Printing and Graphic Terms. When I entered the printing industry, I was a young pup -- eager to learn, but green behind the ears. A very dear friend gave me sound advice after I survived an embarrassing situation on the press floor (a costly $$ error, and entirely my fault). You need to get the basic printing industry knowledge under your belt -- NOW, my friend told me. And he directed me to what he called your beginner's printing industry bible -- Getting it Printed by Mark Beach. My friend was right. This book gave me full, in-depth knowledge of the fine details related to the printing industry -- in terms I could understand. This book jump-started me into printing. So it is with great pride that I bring to you the glossary from Getting it Printed, copyright © 1993 by Mark Beach. Used by permission of North Light Books, a division of F&W Publications, Inc. (800) 289-0963. PLEASE NOTE: Getting it Printed was written for people who plan, design and pay for printing. Thus, the glossary is geared toward print buyers. But I have added additional terms that apply to printers -- connecting both ends of the printing spectrum. Enjoy! Peter Pressman.
Almost from its launch in 1905, Variety has used its own, distinctive slanguage in headlines and stories, words like ankle, which refers to someone leaving (say, walking away from) a job, or whammo, which refers to something terrific, especially box office performance. In part it was a device to fit long words into small headlines, but it was also to create a clubby feel among the paper’s entertainment industry readers. People in the business understood thrush; those outside the business, well, they weren’t Variety’s target readers anyway.Click here to listen to an NPR interview with Variety Editor Tim Gray, where he provides a boffo summary of what slanguage is. Now that Variety is being made available to the whole World Wide Web, we offer the following glossary of terms, most of which you’re likely to see while scanning this site. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z  -A-A&R — relating to the artists and repertoire department of a record company; “Capitol sent an A&R man to catch the new act at the Troubadour.”a.d. — assistant director; “Alan Smithee’s career began as the a.d. on Warners’ ‘Gypsy.’ “above the line — Industry term: Industry term for movies and TV budgets. The line refers to money budgeted for creative talent, such as actors, writers, directors, and producers.ACE — America Cinema Editors.ad-pub — relating to the advertising and publicity department of a motion picture studio; “Alan Smithee has been elevated to ad-pub VP at Paramount.”ADG — Art Directors Guild.affil — television network affiliated station; “Each broadcast network has an annual gathering of its affils.”AFTRA — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. National labor union representing performers, journalists and other artists working in entertainment and news. “SAG’s elected leadership looks to be holding out hope for a merger with AFTRA.”AMPAS — Academy of.
A person who has become so famous, both for doing their job (actor, sport player) and appearing in many sorts of media, that their image is instantly recognisable as a sign, with a whole range of meanings or significations eg - David Beckham's image represents a whole raft of meanings: England, football, wealth, Posh, success, fashion victim, expertise, sexuality etc. Britney Spears is also a star but her image signifies physical fitness, blonde (+associated stereotypical characteristics), singing, dancing, sexuality, fashion etc. A star's image becomes a readily recognised sign that is used in many different media forms - think of where you have seen pictures of Britney and Becks. Stars can use the fact that their image has meaning by allowing it to be used for advertising purposes.
Journalism, like any profession, has its own language and specialist words which practitioners need to know. The following glossary contains more than 500 definitions of terms about journalism and the media - including new media - making it one of the biggest, most extensive journalism glossaries in English available online. Spelling and punctuation of terms occasionally vary. We usually give the most common form but where this is unclear we give alternatives. We also give prominence to terms based on Commonwealth practices, with others - such as those used in the US - also given where appropriate. No glossary is ever complete. This one will grow and change along with the profession. If there are terms missing or incorrectly defined, please let us know via the Contact Us page. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AAP: Australian Associated Press, an industry-owned, Australian-based agency supplying news for a fee to the media. active proceedings (sub judice): Legal proceedings are said to be active – with constraints on reporting, such as contempt laws - when a person has been arrested or charged, or a warrant or summons has been issued. ABC: (1) Audit Bureaux of Circulations, industry-owned companies which audit (and verify) print media circulation figures. The ABCe (Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic) audits traffic figures for online publications. Also: (2) Australian Broadcasting Corporation, (3) the American Broadcasting Company, (4) the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (Japan) and (5) the Associated Broadcasting Company (Philippines). actuality: In radio, the sound of something actually happening, people speaking etc. Can also mean specifically audio material recorded out of the studio on location, either voices or other sounds such as ambient noise. Sometimes called a sound bite. In television sometimes called sync. ad: Short for.