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1. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






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






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






4. What program do I use to view photos?






5. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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






7. Journalists can use a _____ paragraph?






8. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?






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






10. What do all great writers do everyday?






11. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?






12. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?






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






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

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15. How many sources must a story have?






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






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






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






19. 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






20. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






21. Each quote should begin...






22. What is the journalist's code?

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23. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






24. When designing a page what element comes first?






25. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






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

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27. 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.






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

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29. Should you use 'you' in a story?






30. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?






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






32. What is the rule of thirds?






33. What leads do you want to avoid?






34. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?






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






36. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?






37. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?






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






39. How do you get text to wrap around an object?






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






41. When should numbers be spelled out?






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






43. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?






44. Every quote needs what before it?






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






46. What is a Twitter feed?






47. What is a nut graph?






48. What is a sidebar?






49. What can students not print in a paper?






50. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?






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