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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

2. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
$1.5 million or $2500
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
title/name/said
Sue you for defamation

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

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4. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Never in news stories.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

5. Quotes should contain?
Data
The First Amendment protection
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.

6. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
300
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.

7. What leads do you want to avoid?
Closed Groups
Never write directly to the reader.
Date or Place Leads
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

8. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
How do you spell your name?
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.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

9. 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.
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Closed Groups

10. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Tinker vs Des Moines
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
No - unless it needs clarification.

11. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
one sentence
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

12. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
The green box
$1.5 million or $2500

13. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
200
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
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!

14. What is a follow up question?

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15. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Yes or No Questions
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!
People or a single person

16. 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.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
200
Concision

17. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
June 24 or March 30
A new paragraph
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

18. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
A connection to City High or a local angle.
16-year-old
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
720 or 1080

19. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Open Groups
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Sue you for defamation
Never write directly to the reader.

20. A.P. Style stands for...
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Once in your life.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize

21. What is a nut graph?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

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

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23. When designing a page what element comes first?
Dominant graphic or headline
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
720 or 1080

24. 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.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Tinker vs Des Moines

25. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
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
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
200

26. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Click on share and type in an email address.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
The First Amendment protection

27. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Click on share and type in an email address.
300
Report accurate facts and quotes.

28. Are facts or stories more important?
Closed Groups
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

29. What is the rule of thirds?
Data
A new paragraph
A connection to City High or a local angle.
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

30. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Never write directly to the reader.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
A guide

31. When should numbers be spelled out?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
A transition
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
When the number is under ten.

32. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
June 24 or March 30
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

33. What is an infographic?
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
The concept of libel/slander - both of which are referred to as 'defamation -' can be somewhat complex. But in general - all speech is presumed to be protected by the First Amendment with very narrowly-drawn exceptions. One of those exceptions involv

34. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Being too broad or generalizing.
Sue you for defamation
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

35. What program do I use to view photos?
June 24 or March 30
Adobe Bridge
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
$1.5 million or $2500

36. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
The First Amendment protection
Dominant graphic or headline

37. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Never in news stories.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Open Groups
Specific Nouns and Verbs

38. 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
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
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
June 24 or March 30
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

39. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Never in news stories.
Adobe Bridge
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

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

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41. What are the 5 Ws and H
Tinker vs Des Moines
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

42. How many sources must a story have?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
something the person can change.
Three or more
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

43. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI

44. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
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!
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

45. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'

46. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
$1.5 million or $2500
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Three or more
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

47. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Why - How - Who
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
People or a single person

48. What makes a good story from a bad story?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

49. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Concision
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
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

50. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
720 or 1080
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
Click on share and type in an email address.