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Student Journalism

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

2. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Data
Concision
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act

3. What is GQ STUDD?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Once in your life.

4. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
June 24 or March 30
Public Forum

5. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
How do you spell your name?
Sue you for defamation

6. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Concision
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class

7. Most information is not known about individuals in the group. Everything about a person is unknown until you have a conversation. To a great extent - each person controls information about themselves.
Yes - in some cases. Courts have recognized that students' choice of clothing can communicate certain messages and ideas - ranging from their stance on political and social issues to their social standing or religious beliefs.
Once in your life.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Closed Groups

8. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier - the 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision - gave public high school officials greater authority to censor some school-sponsored student publications if they chose to do so. But the ruling doesn't apply to publicati
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Why - How - Who
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.

9. What is the golden quote?
title/name/said
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

10. What can students not print in a paper?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

11. What program do I use to view photos?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Never in news stories.
Why - How - Who
Adobe Bridge

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

13. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
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
Never in news stories.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

14. What are the 5 Ws and H
one sentence
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
300
In most cases - only when you have obtained the permission of the copyright holder. Each of these works is protected by copyright law - which means others can use them only if they have obtained permission. Publishing a credit line does not take the

15. What is the first question of an interview?
How do you spell your name?
title/name/said
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
one sentence

16. What first - second or third person words be avoided in journalistic stories?

17. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Closed Groups
How do you spell your name?
one sentence

18. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
something the person can change.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
one sentence

19. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
something the person can change.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The

20. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Open Groups
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
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
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.

21. What is an infographic?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
200
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

22. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?

23. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
The green box
Why - How - Who

24. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
16-year-old
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

25. Who should lead a high school paper?
When the number is under ten.
Why - How - Who
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.

26. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
title/name/said
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

27. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Data
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

28. What are the four codes for journalists?
720 or 1080
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Dominant graphic or headline
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

29. What is a sidebar?
720 or 1080
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

30. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Concision
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Data

31. What is the journalist's code?

32. Where do commas go when using quotes?

33. Every quote needs what before it?
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
A transition
Never in news stories.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.

34. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
No - unless it needs clarification.
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.

35. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
Public Forum
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

36. What is a Twitter feed?
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
People or a single person
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Sue you for defamation

37. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Open Groups
A transition
16-year-old
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

38. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Dominant graphic or headline
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Never in news stories.

39. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
A transition
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.

40. How many sources must a story have?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Three or more
720 or 1080

41. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
When the number is under ten.
Open Groups
A guide
Specific Nouns and Verbs

42. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
Never in news stories.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Being too broad or generalizing.

43. 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
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Open Groups
Very short
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

44. 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.
200
Tinker vs Des Moines
Sue you for defamation
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!

45. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Being too broad or generalizing.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Yes - and occasionally they are. In such cases the individual reporter and the editor could be held legally responsible. Court decisions indicate that a school which does not control the content of a student publication may be protected from liabilit

46. Each quote should begin...
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
$1.5 million or $2500
A new paragraph

47. What leads do you want to avoid?
200
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Date or Place Leads

48. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Read - read - and read some more.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

49. Are facts or stories more important?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
No - unless it needs clarification.
A guide
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

50. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Why - How - Who
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement