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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
$1.5 million or $2500
June 24 or March 30
one sentence
A connection to City High or a local angle.

2. What do all great writers do everyday?
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
No - unless it needs clarification.
Read - read - and read some more.
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.

3. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?

4. What are the 5 Ws and H
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

5. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Yes or No Questions
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The

6. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Never write directly to the reader.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Never in news stories.

7. What is an infographic?
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
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Never in news stories.
Open Groups

8. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
720 or 1080
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.

9. How many sources must a story have?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Three or more
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

10. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Sue you for defamation
Tinker vs Des Moines
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Date or Place Leads

11. Why are many high school papers not read?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Never in news stories.
Concision
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

12. Prohibits the Congress from making laws 'respecting an establishment of religion' - prohibiting the free exercise of religion - infringing on the freedom of speech and infringing on the freedom of the press.
Adobe Bridge
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
The First Amendment protection
Specific Nouns and Verbs

13. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
A guide
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
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
People or a single person

14. Where do commas go when using quotes?

15. 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
People or a single person
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Very short

16. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Sue you for defamation
Very short
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

17. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
The green box
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Closed Groups

18. When designing a page what element comes first?
Dominant graphic or headline
A connection to City High or a local angle.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Report accurate facts and quotes.

19. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
A guide
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

20. What is a Twitter feed?
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Window - Text Wrap
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.

21. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
300
Never in news stories.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

22. What do high school students not lose when entering school?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
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.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

23. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
How do you spell your name?
Never in news stories.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Open Groups

24. What is convergence?
No - unless it needs clarification.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
720 or 1080
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box

25. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Public Forum
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
People or a single person
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

26. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Window - Text Wrap
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.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.

27. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
Yes or No Questions
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
one sentence

28. 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
something the person can change.
Open Groups
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.

29. Are facts or stories more important?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
The green box
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable

30. What is the rule of thirds?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Click on share and type in an email address.
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
Closed Groups

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

32. What is the golden quote?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

33. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
16-year-old
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
June 24 or March 30
title/name/said

34. 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.
People or a single person
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
No - unless it needs clarification.
Closed Groups

35. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?
Data
Very short
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Click on share and type in an email address.

36. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
16-year-old
When the number is under ten.
No - unless it needs clarification.
A guide

37. Who should lead a high school paper?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
A transition

38. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Never write directly to the reader.
The First Amendment protection

39. What leads do you want to avoid?
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Date or Place Leads
Dominant graphic or headline

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

41. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!

42. 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
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Public Forum
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
A transition

43. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Being too broad or generalizing.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
A connection to City High or a local angle.

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

45. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
300
People or a single person
Window - Text Wrap
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

46. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
No - unless it needs clarification.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The

47. What is the first question of an interview?
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
How do you spell your name?
A guide
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

48. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
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
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
Date or Place Leads
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

49. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Yes or No Questions
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

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