Term	Definition
Angle	the approach taken to a story; a way to focus a story
Beat	a reporter's assigned area of responsibility for newsgathering; examples are the "police" beat (the reporter would cover stories related to crime) and the "education" beat (the reporter would cover stories related to education).
Circulation	distribution of a newspaper
Copy	the written text of a story
Deadline	the time by which a reporter or editor must have completed his/her assignment
Editorialize	to insert one's personal opinion into news copy; generally discouraged
Hard news	Stories that deal with the breaking events of the day; often cover government, business, crime, or accidents
Morgue	the newspaper library where previously published stories are kept for reference
News value	the importance or interest value of an event
Plagiarism	using someone else's work as one's own without giving credit to the source
Slug	a word that identifies a story as it is processed
Soft news	news about personalities or lifestyles; usually not time-sensitive
Sources	the people or places where a reporter gets his/her information for a story
Stylebook	a book that gives rules on standard usage in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviation.
Tip	a piece of information that may lead to a story