Student Journalism

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
Being too broad or generalizing.
Yes or No Questions
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.


2. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Adobe Bridge


3. How many sources must a story have?
Three or more
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Very short


4. What is an infographic?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Date or Place Leads
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.


5. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
People or a single person
one sentence
Click on share and type in an email address.
Specific Nouns and Verbs


6. Supreme Court case that stated that students do not lose their freedom of speech rights in high school. Mary Beth tinker wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War.
Data
Open Groups
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Tinker vs Des Moines


7. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
720 or 1080
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Date or Place Leads


8. When should numbers be spelled out?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Read - read - and read some more.
When the number is under ten.
720 or 1080


9. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
$1.5 million or $2500
Concision
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
A guide


10. Information is free and available to others. Some information is always open information - like a person's name - where they live - where they work - or their family. People make inferences based on this information - although not in proportion to ot
The green box
Open Groups
A guide
Public Forum


11. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
title/name/said


12. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
300
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.


13. What is a follow up question?

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14. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?

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15. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
A compositional rule of thumb in visual arts such as painting - photography and design.[1] The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines
16-year-old
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!


16. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Data
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.


17. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.


18. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Concision
Never in news stories.
Never write directly to the reader.


19. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Window - Text Wrap
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box


20. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Never in news stories.
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Sue you for defamation


21. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
Never in news stories.
No - unless it needs clarification.
Yes or No Questions
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict


22. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Dominant graphic or headline
Being too broad or generalizing.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.


23. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.


24. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Very short


25. Should you use a question in a lead?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Once in your life.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.


26. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
No - unless it needs clarification.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.


27. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Adobe Bridge
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Journalism students do better because they are better writers - better critical thinkers - score higher on AP tests - build their resumes - and work well with others to get the job done!
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.


28. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Read - read - and read some more.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
A connection to City High or a local angle.


29. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
Never write directly to the reader.
Three or more
June 24 or March 30
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent


30. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.


31. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Read - read - and read some more.


32. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.


33. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Never write directly to the reader.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
When the number is under ten.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'


34. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
People or a single person
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!


35. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
Yes or No Questions
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Never write directly to the reader.
Adobe Bridge


36. What do high school students not lose when entering school?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.


37. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
Sue you for defamation
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict


38. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Being too broad or generalizing.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent


39. Quotes should contain?
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
720 or 1080
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.


40. What should be the focus almost every story?
People or a single person
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Three or more


41. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
A guide
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Concision
title/name/said


42. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
The green box
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
16-year-old


43. What is a Twitter feed?
Window - Text Wrap
something the person can change.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.


44. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
A guide
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable


45. A student publication is a public forum for student expression when school officials have given student editors the authority to make their own content decisions. A school can do that either through an official policy or by allowing a publication to
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Public Forum
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.


46. What is the journalist's code?

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47. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?

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48. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI


49. Is a student's choice of dress protected by the First Amendment?

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50. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
How do you spell your name?
Very short
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act