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Student Journalism
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Three or more
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Closed Groups
2. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
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
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
3. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?
4. What is the rule of thirds?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
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
Click on share and type in an email address.
5. What program do I use to view photos?
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Adobe Bridge
Very short
6. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Being too broad or generalizing.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Window - Text Wrap
A connection to City High or a local angle.
7. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
The green box
Three or more
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
8. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Data
Never write directly to the reader.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
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
9. 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
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
A guide
10. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Yes or No Questions
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
720 or 1080
11. 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.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
The First Amendment protection
How do you spell your name?
Three or more
12. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Three or more
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.
13. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?
14. Where do commas go when using quotes?
15. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Never write directly to the reader.
title/name/said
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Yes or No Questions
16. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?
17. What is a Twitter feed?
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 group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
18. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Report accurate facts and quotes.
$1.5 million or $2500
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!
19. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Yes or No Questions
Dominant graphic or headline
Tinker vs Des Moines
20. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
title/name/said
Adobe Bridge
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.
21. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
title/name/said
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
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
22. 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
Public Forum
Concision
A new paragraph
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
23. Quotes should contain?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
24. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Never in news stories.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Concision
Never write directly to the reader.
25. What makes a good story from a bad story?
The First Amendment protection
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Concision
26. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
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
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Very short
720 or 1080
27. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
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
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Data
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
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Open Groups
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
A guide
29. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Three or more
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
30. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
When the number is under ten.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
A guide
31. What is GQ STUDD?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
32. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Three or more
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Sue you for defamation
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
33. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
A guide
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
34. What is the first question of an interview?
Why - How - Who
How do you spell your name?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
16-year-old
35. How many sources must a story have?
Three or more
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
A connection to City High or a local angle.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
36. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
one sentence
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Once in your life.
37. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
A guide
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
16-year-old
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
38. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
No - unless it needs clarification.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
39. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
Never write directly to the reader.
Once in your life.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
40. What is a follow up question?
41. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
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
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
The First Amendment protection
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
42. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?
43. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Never in news stories.
44. When designing a page what element comes first?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Dominant graphic or headline
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
45. What is a sidebar?
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
46. What is the golden quote?
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Tinker vs Des Moines
47. 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.
Three or more
Closed Groups
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
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!
48. A.P. Style stands for...
People or a single person
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
When the number is under ten.
49. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
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!
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Being too broad or generalizing.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
50. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.