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






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






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

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

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5. What are the 5 Ws and H






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






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






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






9. What program do I use to view photos?






10. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?






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






12. What is an infographic?






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






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

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






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






17. What should be the focus almost every story?






18. What makes a good lead?






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






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






21. What are the four codes for journalists?






22. What is a follow up question?

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23. What is convergence?






24. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?






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






26. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






27. What is the golden quote?






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






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






30. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






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






32. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






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






34. What is the first question of an interview?






35. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?

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36. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






37. What should be used in place of adjectives?






38. 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






39. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






40. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






41. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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42. How do you share a GoogleDoc?






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






44. When should numbers be spelled out?






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






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

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






48. Quotes should contain?






49. Who should lead a high school paper?






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