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Student Journalism

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






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






3. What is a nut graph?






4. What program do I use to view photos?






5. 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






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






7. What is the correct use of principal and percent?






8. What should be used in place of adjectives?






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






10. Should you use 'you' in a story?






11. When should numbers be spelled out?






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






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






14. What is a follow up question?

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15. 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






16. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?






17. Quotes should contain?






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






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






20. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






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






22. What is a Twitter feed?






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






24. What is the journalist's code?

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






26. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






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

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






29. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






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






31. What leads do you want to avoid?






32. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?

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33. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






34. Feedback should be...






35. What can students not print in a paper?






36. 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.






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






38. What makes a good lead?






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

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






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






42. How do you share a GoogleDoc?






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






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






45. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






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






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






48. Are facts or stories more important?






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






50. What is the first question of an interview?