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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?






2. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






3. Every quote needs what before it?






4. What leads do you want to avoid?






5. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?






6. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?






7. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?






8. Why are many high school papers not read?






9. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?






10. When should numbers be spelled out?






11. What is an infographic?






12. What is the worst word of high school journalism?






13. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






14. What should be used in place of adjectives?






15. What is the journalist's code?

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16. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?






17. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.






18. Should you use the name of the school or current year?






19. 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






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

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






22. What makes a good lead?






23. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?






24. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?






25. Should you use a question in a lead?






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

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27. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?






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






29. What can students not print in a paper?






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

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31. 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






32. What is a Twitter feed?






33. What is convergence?






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

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35. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






36. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?






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






38. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?






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






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






41. What is a nut graph?






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






43. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






44. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?






45. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?






46. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?






47. 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.






48. What is the most read part of a newspaper?






49. What should be the focus almost every story?






50. How do you share a GoogleDoc?