Journalism in the Digital Age

 

Glossary

 

 

 

A/B roll	editing process using two separate rolls (cassettes or reels) of tape; each cassette contains alternate shots of the sequence, enabling the editor to use transitions other than straight cuts between shots
Absolute privilege	the right of legislators, judges and government officials to speak without threat of libel when acting officially
Acoustics	the science of sound; the way sounds behave
Active voice	structure in which the subject acts on the object of a sentence; news stories should be written in the more forceful active voice
Actuality	recording of an actual event, or someone speaking
Ad	abbreviation for an advertisement
Ad lib	unscripted comment
Anchor	a person in the television studio who ties ...