新闻专业英语————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：新闻专业英语(2007-03-20 14:14:53)转载accredited journalist n. 特派记者advertisement n．广告．advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻anecdote n．趣闻轶事assignment n．采写任务attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源back alley news n. 小道消息back grounding n．新闻背景Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。

banner n．通栏标题beat n．采写范围blank vt. "开天窗"body n. 新闻正文boil vt．压缩(篇幅)box n. 花边新闻brief n. 简讯bulletin n．新闻简报byline n. 署名文章caption n．图片说明caricature n．漫画carry vt．刊登cartoon n．漫画censor vt. 审查(新闻稿件)，新闻审查chart n．每周流行音乐排行版clipping n．剪报column n．专栏；栏目columnist n．专栏作家continued story 连载故事;连载小说contributing editor 特约编辑contribution n．(投给报刊的)稿件;投稿contributor n．投稿人copy desk n．新闻编辑部copy editor n．文字编辑correction n．更正(启事)correspondence column读者来信专栏correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者cover vt．采访;采写cover girl n. 封面女郎covert coverage 隐性采访;秘密采访crop vt．剪辑(图片)crusade n．宣传攻势cut n．插图vt．删减(字数)cut line n．插图说明daily n．日报dateline n．新闻电头deadline n．截稿时间dig vt．深入采访；追踪(新闻线索)；"挖"(新闻) digest n．文摘editorial n．社论editorial office 编辑部editor's notes 编者按exclusive n．独家新闻expose n．揭丑新闻；新闻曝光extra n．号外eye-account n．目击记;记者见闻faxed photo 传真照片feature n．特写；专稿feedback n．信息反馈file n．发送消息；发稿filler n．补白First Amendment(美国宪法)第一修正案(内容有关新闻、出版自由five "W's" of news 新闻五要素flag n．报头;报名folo (=follow-up) n．连续报道Fourth Estate 第四等级(新闻界的别称) freedom of the Press 新闻自由free-lancer n．自由撰稿人full position 醒目位置Good news comes on crutches. 好事不出门。

grapevine n．小道消息gutter n．中缝hard news 硬新闻;纯消息headline n．新闻标题；内容提要hearsay n．小道消息highlights n. 要闻hot news 热点新闻human interest 人情味in-depth reporting 深度报道insert n.& vt．插补段落;插稿interpretative reporting 解释性报道invasion of privacy 侵犯隐私(权)inverted pyramid 倒金字塔(写作结构) investigative reporting 调查性报道journalism n．新闻业;新闻学Journalism is literature in a hurry 新闻是急就文学．journalist n．新闻记者kill vt．退弃(稿件)；枪毙(稿件)layout n．版面编排；版面设计lead n．导语libel n. 诽谤(罪)makeup n. 版面设计man of the year 年度新闻人物，年度风云人物mass communication 大众传播(学)mass media 大众传播媒介master head n．报头;报名media n.媒介，媒体Mere report is not enough to go upon．仅是传闻不足为凭．morgue n．报刊资料室news agency 通讯社news clue 新闻线索news peg 新闻线索，新闻电头newsprint n．新闻纸news value 新闻价值No news is goodnews．没有消息就是好消息；不闻凶讯便是吉。

nose for news 新闻敏感obituary n．讣告objectivity n．客观性off the record 不宜公开报道opinion poll 民意浏验periodical n．期刊pipeline n．匿名消息来源popular paper 大众化报纸；通俗报纸press n．报界；新闻界press conference 新闻发布会;记者招待台press law 新闻法press release 新闻公告;新闻简报PR man 公关先生profile n. 人物专访；人物特写proofreader n．校对员pseudo event 假新闻quality paper 高级报纸；严肃报纸quarterly n．季刊readability n．可读性reader's interest 读者兴越reject vt．退弃(稿件)remuneration n. 稿费;稿酬reporter n．记者rewrite vt. 改写(稿件)，改稿round-up n．综合消息scandal n．丑闻scoop vt."抢"(新闻) n．独家新闻sensational a．耸人听闻的；具有轰动效应的sex scandal 桃色新闻sidebar n．花絮新闻slant n．主观报道；片面报道slink ink "爬格子"soft news 软新闻source n．新闻来源；消息灵通人士spike vt．退弃(稿件)；"枪毙"(稿件)stone vt．拼版story n．消息;稿件;文章stringer n．特约记者;通讯员subhead n．小标题；副标题supplement n．号外;副刊;增刊suspended interest 悬念thumbnail n．"豆腐干"(文章)timeliness n．时效性;时新性tip n．内幕新闻；秘密消息trim n. 删改(稿件)update n．更新(新闻内容)，增强(时效性) watchdog n.&vt.舆论监督weekly n．周报wire service n．通讯社Free Journalism DictionaryA glossary of terms, words, slang and shop talk used in the journalism, book publishing, printing, and writing professions.adAdvertisement.addCopy to be added to a story already written.advance1. A preliminary story describing a future event.2. To move a story up in priority ("We're advancing the scandal story to the front page.")angleThe aspect emphasized in a story.assignmentThe task or story a reporter must cover.background1. A story that is not assigned a deadline. (See also "backgrounder.")2. Any information that is given to reporter not specifically for a quote, but for general information on a subject.backgrounderA story that details the background of a subject. ("I'm assigned to do a backgrounder on the new company.")bankSee deck.bannerA headline that extends across the page or screen.beatThe area or subject matter that a reporter regularly covers.blind interviewAn interview which does not give the name of the person interviewed.blurbShort phrase issued by a publisher to promote the sale of a book.BOD"Book-on-demand"; method of book printing where each book is produced as it is ordered.boil downTo reduce in size.break1. The time when a story has been published. ("When did that storybreak?") 2. The first news source to report a story. ("An indieWeb site first broke the scandal.")briefA brief story.bump1. To move something ahead 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.")bylineThe author's name at the beginning of a story.captionThe descriptive text for an illustration; often credits the name ofthe photographer or artist who made the illustration. Also "cut line"or "cutline."caseboundSee "hardbound."clipA collection of a writer's previously published work, used to show thetalent and interests of a writer. ("Can you send me some clips on the subject?")codexA book made of bound pages.copyThe text of a story.copyreaderOne who edits and gives headlines to news stories.coverTo research and put together a story.creditAcknowledging the source for a given fact.cubA beginning reporter. Also "rookie."cutRemove a portion of a story.cut lineSee "caption."dailyA publication that publishes every day.deckPart of the headline which summarizes the story. Also "deck copy," "bank."dog watchSee "lobster shift."editorializeTo inject the opinion of the writer in a story.fillerShort news stories or tidbits used to fill space.flakA low-position spokesperson for a company.flashShort news summary of an event.follow-upA story that gives new developments about the subject of a previously published story.folioPage number.fotofotogPhotographer.freelancerOne 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."fyiFor your information.getA very good, or exclusive, interview.grafParagraph.A codex berrorrial is hard and not flexible. Also "hardback" or "casebound."headSee "headline."headlineTitle of a story.inset1. Correcting copy inserted into a piece that is already typeset.2. Any material inserted into something larger: pages, copy, illustration, advertisements. ("The corrections in the book's new edition were madewith inset copy -- you can see that the typeface is slightly different.")journo1. Journalist.2. Journalism.kickerThe first sentence or first few words of a story's lead, set in a font size larger than the body text of the story.killTo delete copy; to remove an item from the publication schedule ("In light of the airplane tragedy, the editor decided terrorhumor story.")kill feeFee paid to reporter for a killed story; usually a percentage of the normal fee.leadThe lead paragraph or sentence in a story.ledeleg manA reporter who gathers news.libraryA publication's private collection of files, clips, illustrations, prepared bios/obits, etc.lobster shiftWorking in the hours after a publication has gone to print.mastheadThe page of a publication that gives its staff and editorial information.morgueSee "library."A head-and-shoulders picture of an individual.net salesNumber of actual sales of a book (ie, not counting copies sent to distributors and later returned).nut grafParagraph in a story containing the "meat" details of what the story is all about, often directly following an anecdotal lead.obitObituary.on specSubmitting a piece on the "speculation" that the editor will accept it, a practice more new free-lancersop-ed"Opposite editorial" -- 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."orphanA single line of text beginning a paragraph or section of text and appearing at the bottom of a page.padTo make longer.paste-upA 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.picPicture or illustration.pitchStory idea sent to an editor by a reporter.pixPictures.play upEmphasize. ("Why don't you play up the infidelity angle?")porkMaterial held for later use, if needed.POD"Print-on-demand." See BOD.pull quoteA quotation from an article, sometimes edited for brevity, displayed in larger type as a figure to the body of the article. (Also"pullquote.")puffEditorialized, complimentary statements in a story.puff pieceA news story that contains a lot of puff.queryA pitch, usually for longer, editorial or magazine pieces.redletterExclusive, breaking news coverage of a major news event, printed in red type.retractionA publication's withdrawal of a previously-published story orfact. ("The _Times_ retracted their comments on the man.")revisionA re-written or improved story, often with additional quotes or facts.rookieSee "cub."run1. To put an item on schedule for publication ("Let's run this item in the gossip column.")2. A reporter's beat.sacred cowNews or promo material which a publisher or editor demands be published, often for personal reasons.scoop1. An exclusive or first-published story. ("That story you did was a nice scoop.")2. A synonym for "tip." ("I got another great scoop from her.")sell-throughPercentage amount of net sales for a book.shortSee "brief."sourceAn individual whose statements are used for material in a story.specSee "on spec."stetProofreader's mark for "restore to condition before mark up."street editionThe edition of a newspaper that comes out first and is available "on the streets" such as at newsstands.subheadA smaller one-line headline for a story.TKProofreader's insertion mark for data "to come"; also "TKTK."takeA section of a running story.tie backSee "tie in."tie inPart 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.")tipInformation about a potential story that has not been broken.top headsHeadlines at the top of a column.trimTo reduce the length of a story.vetweeklyA publication that publishes once a week.widowA single line of text ending a paragraph or section of text and appearing at the top of a page.。