Glossary

Angle refers to the author’s perspective on the story subject (i.e. what, specifically, the author is trying to communicate).

Flash forward is a technique used in storytelling to leap forward in time from the chronological progression of the story.

Flashback is a technique used in storytelling to leap back in time from the chronological progression of the story.

Genre is a term used to define a category or type of creative expression sharing similar style, form, or subject matter.

Primary research is any research that you, the journalist, collects through first-hand experience (i.e. interviews, surveys, experiments, personal observations, etc.)

Psychic distance refers to the proximity the reader is to the characters’ psyches. The closer the psychic distance, the more the reader knows about internal thoughts, emotions, etc.

Scope refers to the ‘narrative’ scope of an article (i.e. how much narrative coverage (scene/dialogue/etc.) is included in an article).

Secondary research is any research that someone else has collected first-hand (or second-hand) and that you access through libraries, databases, archives, etc.

Stage direction refers to the descriptive content that helps the audience (and performers) visualize the stage setting and arrangement of characters.

A literary technique used to create tension in a story by withholding crucial information or playing around with mood, setting, etc.