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1. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Sue you for defamation
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
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
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.

2. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Sue you for defamation
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.

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

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4. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Very short
Yes or No Questions
People or a single person

5. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
16-year-old

6. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Concision
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
June 24 or March 30
Never in news stories.

7. What is a Twitter feed?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
How do you spell your name?
Never in news stories.

8. 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.
The First Amendment protection
Never write directly to the reader.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech

9. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Adobe Bridge
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Closed Groups

10. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
Why - How - Who
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.

11. A.P. Style stands for...
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Read - read - and read some more.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Date or Place Leads

12. How many sources must a story have?
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
something the person can change.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Three or more

13. 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
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

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

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15. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
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!
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm

16. Why are many high school papers not read?
Never write directly to the reader.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
The green box

17. What is convergence?
The First Amendment protection
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.

18. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Closed 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.
A guide
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict

19. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
Date or Place Leads
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

20. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
720 or 1080
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

21. Each quote should begin...
Public Forum
How do you spell your name?
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.
A new paragraph

22. What are the 5 Ws and H
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.

23. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Being too broad or generalizing.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.

24. When designing a page what element comes first?
something the person can change.
Dominant graphic or headline
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
title/name/said

25. What leads do you want to avoid?
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Date or Place Leads
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The

26. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
A transition
one sentence
Concision
How do you spell your name?

27. How do you get text to wrap around an object?
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Window - Text Wrap
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

28. 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.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Closed 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!

29. What is the worst word of high school journalism?
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
The green box
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Data

30. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
A guide

31. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Data
The green box
$1.5 million or $2500

32. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
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
Dominant graphic or headline
June 24 or March 30
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail

33. Feedback should be...
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
something the person can change.
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
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class

34. 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
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
Open Groups
Never in news stories.
Sue you for defamation

35. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Data
Very short
Why - How - Who

36. 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.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Tinker vs Des Moines

37. What is a follow up question?

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38. Should you use a question in a lead?
Once in your life.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
$1.5 million or $2500
Three or more

39. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Why - How - Who
200

40. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
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
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)

41. When should numbers be spelled out?
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Window - Text Wrap
When the number is under ten.
Read - read - and read some more.

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

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43. What are the four codes for journalists?
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Adobe Bridge
A transition
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable

44. What is a nut graph?
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Adobe Bridge
Closed Groups

45. What makes a good story from a bad story?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
$1.5 million or $2500
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.

46. What do all great writers do everyday?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Read - read - and read some more.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Never write directly to the reader.

47. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Date or Place Leads
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Never in news stories.
Sue you for defamation

48. How do you share a GoogleDoc?
one sentence
title/name/said
Click on share and type in an email address.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.

49. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
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!
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir

50. What is GQ STUDD?
Adobe Bridge
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits

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