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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is GQ STUDD?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Concision

2. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Being too broad or generalizing.
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.

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

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4. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
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.
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
300

5. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?
When the number is under ten.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Yes or No Questions
June 24 or March 30

6. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
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.
Three or more
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

7. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Click on share and type in an email address.
200

8. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
Dominant graphic or headline
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.

9. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
The green box
title/name/said
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

10. A.P. Style stands for...
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Three or more
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

11. 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
Data
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

12. What are the 5 Ws and H
No - unless it needs clarification.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

13. How many sources must a story have?
Three or more
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
300

14. What makes a good story from a bad story?
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
16-year-old

15. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Sue you for defamation
720 or 1080
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
A guide

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

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17. When designing a page what element comes first?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Dominant graphic or headline
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.

18. Feedback should be...
June 24 or March 30
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
something the person can change.

19. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Why - How - Who
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
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!
something the person can change.

20. 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
Never write directly to the reader.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

21. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

22. What do high school students not lose when entering school?
Closed Groups
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

23. What are the four codes for journalists?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Being too broad or generalizing.
Click on share and type in an email address.

24. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
A guide
Closed Groups
one sentence
Report accurate facts and quotes.

25. What makes a good lead?
June 24 or March 30
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Closed Groups
Open Groups

26. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
Sue you for defamation
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
300
720 or 1080

27. Should you use 'you' in a story?
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 question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Never write directly to the reader.
Read - read - and read some more.

28. Quotes should contain?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
A guide
Click on share and type in an email address.

29. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
How do you spell your name?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
A connection to City High or a local angle.
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

30. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

31. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
Sue you for defamation
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

32. 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
Public Forum
Sue you for defamation
Window - Text Wrap
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.

33. Every quote needs what before it?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
A transition
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. Is a student's choice of dress protected by the First Amendment?

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35. What is a Twitter feed?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
A compositional rule of thumb in visual arts such as painting - photography and design.[1] The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

36. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
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!
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
300
Yes or No Questions

37. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Public Forum
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Being too broad or generalizing.
A new paragraph

38. What leads do you want to avoid?
Date or Place Leads
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
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.

39. What is an infographic?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

40. 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.
Three or more
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Closed Groups

41. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Open Groups
720 or 1080
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

42. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
A new paragraph
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Sue you for defamation

43. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
Tinker vs Des Moines
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
$1.5 million or $2500
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

44. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
People or a single person
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.

45. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Window - Text Wrap
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

46. What program do I use to view photos?
Being too broad or generalizing.
Adobe Bridge
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

47. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Window - Text Wrap
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Dominant graphic or headline

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

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49. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Being too broad or generalizing.
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
16-year-old

50. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
300
Click on share and type in an email address.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Public Forum