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Student Journalism
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journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Every quote needs what before it?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
A transition
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
2. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
$1.5 million or $2500
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
3. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
$1.5 million or $2500
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
4. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
200
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Once in your life.
Closed Groups
5. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
Three or more
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.
No - unless it needs clarification.
6. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
Window - Text Wrap
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Concision
7. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
Why - How - Who
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
How do you spell your name?
8. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
June 24 or March 30
16-year-old
9. What first - second or third person words be avoided in journalistic stories?
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10. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
The green box
Tinker vs Des Moines
A new paragraph
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
11. Where do commas go when using quotes?
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12. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
13. 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.
Closed Groups
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Being too broad or generalizing.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
14. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Concision
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
200
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!
15. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
16-year-old
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!
16. What is the rule of thirds?
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
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
17. What is a Twitter feed?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Sue you for defamation
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
18. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Very short
Yes or No Questions
19. How many sources must a story have?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Three or more
20. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
A new paragraph
Sue you for defamation
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
21. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Window - Text Wrap
A connection to City High or a local angle.
June 24 or March 30
A new paragraph
22. What makes a good story from a bad story?
Sue you for defamation
200
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
23. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
Data
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
24. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?
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25. What is an infographic?
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Adobe Bridge
Once in your life.
Report accurate facts and quotes.
26. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
27. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Never write directly to the reader.
28. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
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.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Report accurate facts and quotes.
29. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
June 24 or March 30
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
People or a single person
30. 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
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.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
A new paragraph
Read - read - and read some more.
31. What is the first question of an interview?
How do you spell your name?
Yes or No Questions
A connection to City High or a local angle.
A new paragraph
32. Why are many high school papers not read?
$1.5 million or $2500
Never in news stories.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
33. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
title/name/said
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Why - How - Who
34. 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
Open Groups
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
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
title/name/said
35. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
200
something the person can change.
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.
36. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
Closed Groups
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
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
37. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
June 24 or March 30
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Never in news stories.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
38. What should be the focus almost every story?
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.
Never write directly to the reader.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
People or a single person
39. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?
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40. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Very short
People or a single person
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Being too broad or generalizing.
41. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
The First Amendment protection
The green box
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
42. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
43. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
one sentence
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
44. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
720 or 1080
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
title/name/said
45. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?
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46. Quotes should contain?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
47. Are facts or stories more important?
720 or 1080
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
48. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
720 or 1080
49. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
The green box
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
50. What is a nut graph?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
300