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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 is GQ STUDD?






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






3. What is the rule of thirds?






4. Are facts or stories more important?






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






6. Every quote needs what before it?






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






8. What leads do you want to avoid?






9. 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






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






11. What are the four codes for journalists?






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






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






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






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

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






17. 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.






18. Why are many high school papers not read?






19. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






20. Feedback should be...






21. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?






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






23. What is an infographic?






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






25. Where do you go for help in legal situations?






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

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27. 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.






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

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29. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






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






31. What is a nut graph?






32. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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33. What is convergence?






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






35. 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






36. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






37. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






38. What program do I use to view photos?






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






40. Quotes should contain?






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






42. A.P. Style stands for...






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

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44. Who should lead a high school paper?






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






46. What is a Twitter feed?






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






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






49. Should you use a question in a lead?






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