Lesson - 3

P20413 இதழியல் கலைச்சொற்கள்

Terminologies used in Journalism

    This lesson deals with various technical terminologies that are used in the field of Journalism. Certain abbreviations are also used in journalism.

Examples for terminologies are:

• A copy
• Add
• Agency
• All rights reserved
• Banner
• Beat
• Bulletin
• Caption
• Censorship
• Column
• Cover Story
• Dead Line
• Edition
• Editorial
• Embargo
• Fake
• Feature
• Flash
• Free - Lancer
• Illustration
• Interview
• Press-Conference
• Reporters

We shall take up a few important terminologies and discuss them.

Agency:

It is also known as news agency. Agency is where news is gathered from the government and private sectors.

Banner:

The headlines appearing on the front page of a newspaper.

Censorship:

News is censored by the government before publication.

Cover Story:

A detailed report on the front page story or picture.

Editorial:

The views of the editor on issues published in the newspaper.

Illustration:

Pictorial representation of the news published.

Reporters:

Persons who gather news. They gather news from various sources of the city.

Examples of abbreviations are

• ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulation
• API - Associated Press of India
• NBC - National Broadcasting Corporation
• UNI - United News of India.

    From this lesson we have learnt the technical terms used in the field of journalism. Certain examples have also been cited. Several terms have also been explained in detail. We have also learnt about abbreviations that find common use in journalism.