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1. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
The green box
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

2. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
title/name/said
Window - Text Wrap
Sue you for defamation

3. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
$1.5 million or $2500
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Adobe Bridge
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

4. Who should lead a high school paper?
16-year-old
How do you spell your name?
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.

5. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Yes or No Questions
Three or more
Why - How - Who
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class

6. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Being too broad or generalizing.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

7. 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.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
720 or 1080
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Tinker vs Des Moines

8. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
$1.5 million or $2500
Being too broad or generalizing.
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.

9. What should be the focus almost every story?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
People or a single person

10. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?
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
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Concision
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

11. 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
$1.5 million or $2500
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
200
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

12. 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
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
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
Read - read - and read some more.
Open Groups

13. Why are many high school papers not read?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Never write directly to the reader.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

14. 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.
The First Amendment protection
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

15. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

16. What is the journalist's code?
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Never write directly to the reader.

17. How many sources must a story have?
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!
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Date or Place Leads
Three or more

18. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
Sue you for defamation
The green box
Window - Text Wrap
300

19. What is the first question of an interview?
Adobe Bridge
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
How do you spell your name?
720 or 1080

20. Are facts or stories more important?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

21. What program do I use to view photos?
Three or more
Adobe Bridge
something the person can change.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.

22. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
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

23. What is an infographic?
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
June 24 or March 30
Date or Place Leads
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

24. What is the worst word of high school journalism?
title/name/said
Data
Report accurate facts and quotes.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

25. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?
Data
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

26. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Once in your life.

27. When should numbers be spelled out?
When the number is under ten.
200
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
Adobe Bridge

28. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
one sentence
Being too broad or generalizing.
Concision
A guide

29. What is a follow up question?
300
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
16-year-old
Once in your life.

30. What do all great writers do everyday?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Tinker vs Des Moines
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Read - read - and read some more.

31. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Once in your life.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Never in news stories.

32. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

33. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
720 or 1080
Yes or No Questions
People or a single person
16-year-old

34. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Concision
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

35. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Very short
The green box
Sue you for defamation

36. 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
How do you spell your name?
720 or 1080
Public Forum
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

37. What should be used in place of adjectives?
200
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
A connection to City High or a local angle.

38. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Concision

39. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
A connection to City High or a local angle.
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.

40. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
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
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Click on share and type in an email address.

41. What first - second or third person words be avoided in journalistic stories?
Why - How - Who
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
$1.5 million or $2500

42. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Click on share and type in an email address.

43. What can students not print in a paper?
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
The green box
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Open Groups

44. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
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 new paragraph
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

45. What are the four codes for journalists?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
16-year-old
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

46. Quotes should contain?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
The green box

47. Every quote needs what before it?
A new paragraph
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
A transition
People or a single person

48. Each quote should begin...
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
A new paragraph

49. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Once in your life.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
The green box

50. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
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.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

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