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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






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

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3. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?






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






5. What is an infographic?






6. 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






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






8. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






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






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






11. 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.






12. What program do I use to view photos?






13. When should numbers be spelled out?






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






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






16. 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






17. What can students not print in a paper?






18. Feedback should be...






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






20. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






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






22. What is the most read part of a newspaper?






23. What is the journalist's code?

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24. What leads do you want to avoid?






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






26. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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27. 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.






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






29. How many sources must a story have?






30. 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.






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

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32. What is a nut graph?






33. What is a follow up question?

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34. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






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






36. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






37. Each quote should begin...






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






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






40. What is the rule of thirds?






41. What is the golden quote?






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






43. What is a Twitter feed?






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






45. How do you share a GoogleDoc?






46. What is convergence?






47. A.P. Style stands for...






48. What do all great writers do everyday?






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






50. Should you use a question in a lead?