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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?






2. What can students not print in a paper?






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






4. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?






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






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

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7. What is an infographic?






8. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?






9. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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10. 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.






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






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






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






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

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15. Who should lead a high school paper?






16. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?






17. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?






18. How many sources must a story have?






19. Should you use a question in a lead?






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






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

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






23. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?






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

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25. What do all great writers do everyday?






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






27. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






28. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?






29. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?






30. What are the four codes for journalists?






31. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?






32. What is a nut graph?






33. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






34. Each quote should begin...






35. Why are many high school papers not read?






36. When should numbers be spelled out?






37. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?






38. What leads do you want to avoid?






39. Should you use the name of the school or current year?






40. 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.






41. What is the journalist's code?

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42. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?






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

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






45. What program do I use to view photos?






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






47. What do high school students not lose when entering school?






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






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






50. What is a sidebar?