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媒介英语词汇 Free Journalism Dictionary A glossary of terms, words, slang and shop talk used in the journalism, book publishing, printing, and writing professions. ad Advertisement. add Copy to be added to a story already written. advance 1. A preliminary story describing a future event. 2. To move a story up in priority (Were advancing the scandal story to the front page.) angle The aspect emphasized in a story. assignment The task or story a reporter must cover. background 1. 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. backgrounder A story that details the background of a subject. (Im assigned to do a backgrounder on the new company.) bank See deck. banner A headline that extends across the page or screen. beat The area or subject matter that a reporter regularly covers. blind interview An interview which does not give the name of the person interviewed. blurb Short 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 down To reduce in size. break 1. The time when a story has been published. (When did that story break?) 2. The first news source to report a story. (An indie Web site first broke the scandal.) brief A brief story. bump 1. To move something ahead or behind schedule. (Were going to bump this story up to Tuesday.) 2. To increase or decrease. (Well bump your payment up to compensate you for the extra work you did.) byline The authors name at the beginning of a story. caption The descriptive text for an illustration; often credits the name of the photographer or artist who made the illustration. Also cut line or cutline. casebound See hardbound. clip A collection of a writers previously published work, used to show the talent and inter