Student Journalism

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 makes a good lead?
title/name/said
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI


2. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
Concision
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.


3. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
Never write directly to the reader.
720 or 1080
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Concision


4. Who should lead a high school paper?
June 24 or March 30
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
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.


5. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Yes or No Questions
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Closed Groups


6. What do all great writers do everyday?
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.
300
Sue you for defamation
Read - read - and read some more.


7. What is an infographic?
Very short
The green box
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.


8. 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
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Never in news stories.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir


9. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
No - unless it needs clarification.
300
720 or 1080


10. Every quote needs what before it?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
A transition
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.


11. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
June 24 or March 30
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Why - How - Who


12. What program do I use to view photos?
Adobe Bridge
Very short
title/name/said
Date or Place Leads


13. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Sue you for defamation
Being too broad or generalizing.
Never in news stories.


14. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?
The First Amendment protection
Never in news stories.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Open Groups


15. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Dominant graphic or headline


16. 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
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Open Groups
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.


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.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.


18. What makes a good story from a bad story?
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Closed Groups
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class


19. What is the golden quote?
16-year-old
Date or Place Leads
one sentence
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.


20. What is the journalist's code?


21. What leads do you want to avoid?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
title/name/said
Date or Place Leads


22. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)


23. What can students not print in a paper?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
200
Never write directly to the reader.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class


24. Quotes should contain?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
something the person can change.
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!
No - unless it needs clarification.


25. What is a follow up question?


26. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Window - Text Wrap
Never write directly to the reader.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.


27. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Yes or No Questions
'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


28. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
The green box
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
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
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.


29. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
When the number is under ten.
Date or Place Leads
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI


30. What do high school students not lose when entering school?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Report accurate facts and quotes.


31. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
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.
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!


32. What is a sidebar?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Never write directly to the reader.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.


33. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
People or a single person
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Read - read - and read some more.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.


34. 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
Yes or No Questions
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
$1.5 million or $2500


35. When should numbers be spelled out?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
When the number is under ten.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize


36. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Never write directly to the reader.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
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!
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable


37. What are the 5 Ws and H
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
$1.5 million or $2500
A guide
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent


38. What are the four codes for journalists?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Why - How - Who
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable


39. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
A transition
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Dominant graphic or headline
$1.5 million or $2500


40. What is GQ STUDD?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
something the person can change.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally


41. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
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
Three or more
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
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!


42. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Concision
Never in news stories.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Never write directly to the reader.


43. Should you use a question in a lead?
Three or more
Once in your life.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box


44. What is the first question of an interview?
How do you spell your name?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Concision


45. 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
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Public Forum
Being too broad or generalizing.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.


46. What is convergence?
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Open Groups
Click on share and type in an email address.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.


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


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


49. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Three or more
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.


50. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
June 24 or March 30
one sentence
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI