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Student Journalism

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. What is the rule of thirds?






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






4. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






5. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?






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

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7. What do all great writers do everyday?






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






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






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






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






12. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






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






14. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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






16. Are facts or stories more important?






17. What is a sidebar?






18. When should numbers be spelled out?






19. What program do I use to view photos?






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






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






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






23. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.






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






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






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






27. What should be used in place of adjectives?






28. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






29. What is the golden quote?






30. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






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






32. Each quote should begin...






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Every quote needs what before it?






38. Should you use a question in a lead?






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






40. When designing a page what element comes first?






41. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






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






43. Who should lead a high school paper?






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






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






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






47. What leads do you want to avoid?






48. Why are many high school papers not read?






49. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?






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