J

Jargon -any overly obscure, technical, or bureaucratic words that would not be used in everyday language

Journalese -a type of jargon used by newspaper writers or language used by journalists that would never be used in everyday speech

Jump line-line of type at the bottom of a column which directs the reader to somewhere else in the paper where the story is completed, allowing more space for stories to begin on the front page

K

Kicker -an ending that finishes a story with a climax, surprise, or punch line

Kerning - Adjustment of horizontal space between two written characters.

Kill - To cancel or delete a story.

Kill fee - A reduced fee paid to a journalist for a story that is not used.

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Layout editor -the person who begins the layout plan, considering things like placement and amount of space allotted to news and advertising copy, graphics, photos, and symbols

Lead -the first sentence or first few sentences of a story

Libel -publishing in print (or other media) false information that identifies and deframes an individual

M

Mark - Correction.

Mash up, mashup, or mash-up - a website or web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience.

Masthead - Main title section and name at the front of a publication.

Media Kit - Practical information available to potential advertisers regarding costs etc. See the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the Belfast Telegraph for examples.

Microblogs - Blogs dealing with very specialised discussion.

Moblogging - Where individuals contribute to a blog using images or text sent from a mobile phone.

MPEG - Moving Pictures Experts Group. A file format used for digital video.

MPU - Known as a Messaging Plus Unit, a large square web advert usually in a central position below or inline with editorial. Typically around 350 by 250 pixels in size.

Multimedia - Term used to describe a range of different delivery formats such as video, audio, text and images, often presented simultaneously on the internet.

Multiplex - Single digital terrestrial TV transmission comprising of several channels.

N

Navigation - Structure that helps web users move around the website.

NCTJ - National Council for Training of Journalists, official UK accreditation board for journalism courses.

Netiquette - Online etiquette, eg. reciprocal links.

Networked journalism - Another term to describe participatory journalism or citizen journalism.

News agency - Company that sells stories to newspapers or magazines.

Newspaper Society - Industry body representing the regional press & local press.

Newsreader - Software that helps receive and read RSS blog and news feeds.

NIB - News in brief - a quick summary of a story.

Nut graf - Paragraph containing the essential elements of a story.

NUJ - National Union of Journalists, a UK trade union.

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