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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Yes or No Questions
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Closed Groups
A transition

2. What is a Twitter feed?
Being too broad or generalizing.
People or a single person
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.

3. What leads do you want to avoid?
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
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Date or Place Leads
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

4. What can students not print in a paper?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

5. Are facts or stories more important?
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
$1.5 million or $2500
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

6. What program do I use to view photos?
Adobe Bridge
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Never write directly to the reader.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

7. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
something the person can change.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
200

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

9. 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
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Very short
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Public Forum

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

11. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
Three or more
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
Closed Groups
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.

12. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

13. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
A new paragraph
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!
Being too broad or generalizing.

14. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.

15. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
Why - How - Who
Window - Text Wrap
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

16. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
The First Amendment protection
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
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!
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

17. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
The green box
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Once in your life.
300

18. What do all great writers do everyday?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Concision
Read - read - and read some more.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

19. When designing a page what element comes first?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Dominant graphic or headline
Being too broad or generalizing.
one sentence

20. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
A guide
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.

21. What makes a good story from a bad story?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Date or Place Leads
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally

22. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
$1.5 million or $2500
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.

23. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.

24. What is a follow up question?

25. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
720 or 1080
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

26. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

27. What is an infographic?
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Window - Text Wrap
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

28. Each quote should begin...
A new paragraph
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
People or a single person
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

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

30. What should be the focus almost every story?
People or a single person
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Read - read - and read some more.
Three or more

31. A.P. Style stands for...
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
How do you spell your name?
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Sue you for defamation

32. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

33. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
A transition
16-year-old
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

34. What is a sidebar?
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.

35. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Why - How - Who
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

36. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Open Groups
Adobe Bridge

37. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
People or a single person
200
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

38. What is the first question of an interview?
A new paragraph
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
How do you spell your name?

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

40. What is GQ STUDD?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!

41. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?
300
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Tinker vs Des Moines
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

42. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
The green box
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
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.

43. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Open Groups
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
720 or 1080
Never in news stories.

44. How many sources must a story have?
Three or more
Dominant graphic or headline
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
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

45. What is the golden quote?
$1.5 million or $2500
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Sue you for defamation
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.

46. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?
A transition
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
one sentence

47. Information is free and available to others. Some information is always open information - like a person's name - where they live - where they work - or their family. People make inferences based on this information - although not in proportion to ot
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Dominant graphic or headline
Open Groups
Tinker vs Des Moines

48. What should be used in place of adjectives?
$1.5 million or $2500
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Specific Nouns and Verbs

49. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act

50. What makes a good lead?
720 or 1080
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
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!