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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Once in your life.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

2. What is the journalist's code?

3. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Public Forum
The green box
Window - Text Wrap
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

4. What is convergence?
When the number is under ten.
one sentence
People or a single person
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.

5. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Public Forum
16-year-old
A transition

6. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
something the person can change.
Open Groups
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!
Never in news stories.

7. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
A new paragraph
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
200
Being too broad or generalizing.

8. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
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.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

9. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act

10. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
title/name/said
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.

11. Feedback should be...
something the person can change.
How do you spell your name?
Read - read - and read some more.
June 24 or March 30

12. When should numbers be spelled out?
Yes or No Questions
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
When the number is under ten.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

13. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
200
Tinker vs Des Moines
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

14. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Concision
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.

15. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
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.
Date or Place Leads
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

16. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
Never write directly to the reader.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
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
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

17. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
A new paragraph
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
300

18. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Data
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

19. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
A guide
Being too broad or generalizing.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Why - How - Who

20. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
A connection to City High or a local angle.
People or a single person

21. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
How do you spell your name?
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Yes or No Questions
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

22. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
Read - read - and read some more.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Concision
A transition

23. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
The First Amendment protection
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
16-year-old

24. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
How do you spell your name?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Never in news stories.
Closed Groups

25. What is the rule of thirds?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
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

26. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Adobe Bridge
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

27. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
A new paragraph
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
one sentence
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

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

29. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

30. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Data
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm

31. What first - second or third person words be avoided in journalistic stories?

32. 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
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail

33. 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.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Closed Groups

34. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
The green box
300
Read - read - and read some more.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

35. Should you use a question in a lead?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Very short
Once in your life.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

36. 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
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Sue you for defamation
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

37. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
Public Forum
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Once in your life.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.

38. What can students not print in a paper?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm

39. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
The green box
Yes or No Questions
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.

40. What is a Twitter feed?
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
something the person can change.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.

41. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

42. What is an infographic?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Why - How - Who
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI

43. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
720 or 1080
$1.5 million or $2500

44. Where do commas go when using quotes?

45. Are facts or stories more important?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
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

46. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
title/name/said
Date or Place Leads
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

47. Each quote should begin...
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
A new paragraph
720 or 1080
The green box

48. What makes a good lead?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Yes or No Questions
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.

49. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Why - How - Who
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

50. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
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
720 or 1080
Read - read - and read some more.