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1. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Never write directly to the reader.
When the number is under ten.
Dominant graphic or headline
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

2. Why are many high school papers not read?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Once in your life.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

3. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
A transition

4. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Click on share and type in an email address.
A guide
Being too broad or generalizing.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

5. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

6. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Specific Nouns and Verbs
200
When the number is under ten.

7. What leads do you want to avoid?
Date or Place Leads
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
People or a single person

8. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
something the person can change.
300
Report accurate facts and quotes.

9. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Concision
title/name/said

10. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
720 or 1080
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
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!

11. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
The First Amendment protection
Being too broad or generalizing.
Never in news stories.
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

12. 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
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Very short
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.

13. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
200
Very short
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize

14. What should be the focus almost every story?
A new paragraph
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
A guide
People or a single person

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

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16. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Dominant graphic or headline
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.

17. What is a nut graph?
Concision
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
The First Amendment protection
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

18. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
one sentence

19. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Closed Groups
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!

20. Quotes should contain?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
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!

21. When should numbers be spelled out?
No - unless it needs clarification.
Window - Text Wrap
When the number is under ten.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI

22. What is a follow up question?

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23. What makes a good story from a bad story?
Window - Text Wrap
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Yes or No Questions
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!

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

25. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
200
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Sue you for defamation

26. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Adobe Bridge

27. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Window - Text Wrap

28. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
A connection to City High or a local angle.
one sentence
Window - Text Wrap
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

29. When designing a page what element comes first?
Three or more
Dominant graphic or headline
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
When the number is under ten.

30. Who should lead a high school paper?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.

31. Should you use a question in a lead?
Closed Groups
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Once in your life.

32. What is the first question of an interview?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
How do you spell your name?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Read - read - and read some more.

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

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34. 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
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
200
Date or Place Leads
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

35. 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.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Closed Groups
200
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.

36. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
No - unless it needs clarification.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

37. What is the worst word of high school journalism?
Data
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
How do you spell your name?

38. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Concision
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize

39. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
June 24 or March 30
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box

40. What is a sidebar?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.

41. Feedback should be...
Report accurate facts and quotes.
How do you spell your name?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
something the person can change.

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

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43. A.P. Style stands for...
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

44. What is the golden quote?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
$1.5 million or $2500
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.

45. What do all great writers do everyday?
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Never in news stories.
Read - read - and read some more.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.

46. What makes a good lead?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Tinker vs Des Moines
Sue you for defamation
Yes or No Questions

47. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Being too broad or generalizing.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
No - unless it needs clarification.

48. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

49. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
Read - read - and read some more.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.

50. What program do I use to view photos?
Once in your life.
Adobe Bridge
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

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