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Journalist 3 & 2 - Introduction to Journalism and other reporting practices
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APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AC— Alternating Current. The type of electrical current available from standard wall outlets. ACTION—  In  still  photography,  movement  within  a scene being photographed. AD LIB— Extemporization of lines not written in the script;   improvised,   impromptu   or   off-the-cuff remarks. ADVANCE  STORY—  A story written to promote a scheduled special event. AFRTS—  Armed  Forces  Radio  and  Television  Service. Provides  its  outlets  (including  NBS  detachments) with broadcasting materials. AFRTS-BC—  Armed  Forces  Radio  and  Television Service  Broadcast  Center.  Provides  radio  and television  program  materials  through  the  AFRTS Satellite Network (SATNET), on the Armed Forces Satellite-Transmitted   Radio   Service   (AFSTRS), and   AFRTS-BC   Affiliate   Information   Network (AIN) teletype service. AFSTRS—  The   tied   Forces   Satellite-Transmitted Radio Service. AGIATION—  The process of moving a photographic film, plate or paper in a processing bath or moving the bath relative to the photographic material during processing. AMPLITUDE— The range or strength of an electrical signal. APERTURE—  In   an   optical   system,   an   opening through which light can pass. ART— A general term for all newspaper and magazine illustrations,  including  the  flag. ASPECT  RATIO—   In  television,  the  proportional relationship of the width of the screen to the height of  the  screen.  The  aspect  ratio  of  any  television screen, regardless of its physical size, is 3:4 — three units high and four units wide. ASSEMBLE   EDITING—   In  television,  an  editing mode  where  the  editing  control  unit  (ECU)  adds control   track   and   program   footage   (both   audio tracks  and  the  video  track)  to  the  edit/record AI-1 videocassette  recorder  (VCR)  at  a  predetermined in-edit  point. ATTRIBUTION— The act of referring to the name of a person in a news story who makes a statement that may  be  challenged. AUDIO CONSOLE— In radio and television, the main board  to  which  microphones,  cartridge  machines, reel-to-reel  tape  recorders/reproducers,  remote lines,  CD  players  and  other  audio  equipment  are connected. AUDITION— In radio, the nonprogram channel on an audio  console. AUTOWINDER—  A mechanical device (used with a 35mm   single-lens   reflex   (SLR)   camera)   that advances the film after each manual exposure. BACKGROUND   BRIEFING—   A  briefing  usually delivered  by  the  PAO  to  give  reporters  background information about a particular subject. The content or  source  of  a  story  written  from  a  background briefing  is  usually  attributed  to  a  “Navy  spokes- person,”  “informed  military  sources”  or  some  other truthful, but not specifically identified, individual imparting the information. BACKLIGHTING—   In  still  photography  and  tele- vision, the type of lighting effect created when the light  source  is  in  front  of  the  photographer  and behind the subject. Backlighting is used to separate the subject from the background by casting a rim of light across the head and shoulders of the subject. BALANCE—  (1) In still photography, the process of placing elements of balance, such as objects, shapes or  tones,  in  opposing  sections  of  a  photographic composition so that each section appears to have an equal amount of weight or value. (2) In radio and television, the process of adjusting the levels of two or more sound sources in a program so each is heard at the proper comparative volume. BARN DOORS— In television and still photography, metal  flaps  connected  to  the  body  of  a  lighting instrument  used  to  control  light  dispersion.







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