A trainee reporter. Also called a rookie or junior reporter.

Information that must not be disclosed.

Material held for later use, if needed.

Similar to libel, but spoken instead of published.

The traditional journalism tool used to start off most hard news stories. Summarizes the event and answers the questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

A story about a future event. Also called a preview.

Small type often used for statistical data on sports and stock pages.

A word or sentence written in all capital letters.

An advertisement in the form of an editorial piece, usually labelled as an advert.

The approach or focus of a story. Also called the peg.