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Student Journalism

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1. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Click on share and type in an email address.
People or a single person
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm

2. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Window - Text Wrap
Sue you for defamation
A connection to City High or a local angle.

3. What can students not print in a paper?
300
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box

4. What is a follow up question?

5. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
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.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

6. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Concision
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

7. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
300
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Sue you for defamation

8. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
200
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Sue you for defamation

9. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
Concision
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
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
Once in your life.

10. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?
Yes or No Questions
Dominant graphic or headline
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Never in news stories.

11. When designing a page what element comes first?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Dominant graphic or headline
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

12. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Sue you for defamation
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Never write directly to the reader.

13. 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
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Window - Text Wrap

14. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
The First Amendment protection
Read - read - and read some more.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

15. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Tinker vs Des Moines
Sue you for defamation
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

16. What makes a good lead?
The First Amendment protection
June 24 or March 30
How do you spell your name?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

17. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
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
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.

18. Every quote needs what before it?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
A transition
Dominant graphic or headline
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

19. What is the golden quote?
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
June 24 or March 30
Once in your life.

20. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
Concision
Data
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

21. What is the worst word of high school journalism?
A transition
Data
Never in news stories.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!

22. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Closed Groups
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
title/name/said

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

24. Should you use a question in a lead?
The First Amendment protection
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Adobe Bridge
Once in your life.

25. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Click on share and type in an email address.
Open Groups
Specific Nouns and Verbs

26. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
300
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

27. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Being too broad or generalizing.
200
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
16-year-old

28. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
one sentence
The First Amendment protection
title/name/said
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

29. 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.
Tinker vs Des Moines
When the number is under ten.
Very short
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

30. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box

31. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Three or more

32. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
The green box
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
June 24 or March 30

33. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Adobe Bridge
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!

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

35. What is an infographic?
$1.5 million or $2500
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
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
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

36. What are the four codes for journalists?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable

37. What is the journalist's code?

38. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

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

40. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
$1.5 million or $2500
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

41. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Public Forum
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
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

42. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
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.
A transition
300
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.

43. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
A new paragraph
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Yes or No Questions

44. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
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

45. What leads do you want to avoid?
A new paragraph
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Date or Place Leads
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

46. When should numbers be spelled out?
When the number is under ten.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'

47. How many sources must a story have?
Three or more
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
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.

48. What program do I use to view photos?
A new paragraph
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Open Groups
Adobe Bridge

49. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
Once in your life.
Data
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!
16-year-old

50. Each quote should begin...
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
A new paragraph
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
720 or 1080