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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?

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2. What does the opinion section of the paper do?






3. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?






4. What makes a good story from a bad story?






5. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?






6. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?






7. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?






8. When should numbers be spelled out?






9. Feedback should be...






10. What is the golden quote?






11. Each quote should begin...






12. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?






13. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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14. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






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

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16. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?






17. What is convergence?






18. Are facts or stories more important?






19. What leads do you want to avoid?






20. What do high school students not lose when entering school?






21. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






22. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?






23. 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






24. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?






25. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?






26. Why are many high school papers not read?






27. 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






28. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?






29. What are the 5 Ws and H






30. How do you get text to wrap around an object?






31. How many sources must a story have?






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

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33. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






34. What should be the focus almost every story?






35. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?






36. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






37. When designing a page what element comes first?






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

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39. What program do I use to view photos?






40. What is the first question of an interview?






41. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?






42. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?






43. 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






44. What is an infographic?






45. What is GQ STUDD?






46. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?






47. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?






48. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?






49. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






50. 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.