Student Journalism

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.


2. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
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.
title/name/said
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)


3. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?
Why - How - Who
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
300
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box


4. 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.
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
300
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Closed Groups


5. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
Never write directly to the reader.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
The green box


6. Who should lead a high school paper?
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
The green box
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.


7. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
A new paragraph
June 24 or March 30


8. What is a follow up question?

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9. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
Three or more
How do you spell your name?
Yes or No Questions
Specific Nouns and Verbs


10. What leads do you want to avoid?
Data
Date or Place Leads
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict


11. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
Tinker vs Des Moines
June 24 or March 30
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!
Never in news stories.


12. 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
How do you spell your name?
Never write directly to the reader.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Open Groups


13. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
16-year-old
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Read - read - and read some more.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict


14. What is the journalist's code?

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15. What is the golden quote?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
A transition
one sentence
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.


16. 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.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
The First Amendment protection


17. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
one sentence
Adobe Bridge
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally


18. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Window - Text Wrap
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Sue you for defamation


19. What makes a good story from a bad story?
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
16-year-old
Once in your life.


20. What is convergence?
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Very short
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.


21. What can students not print in a paper?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
No - unless it needs clarification.


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

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23. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes


24. What is an infographic?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Open Groups
Their rights to Freedom of Speech


25. What are the four codes for journalists?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
June 24 or March 30
People or a single person
A connection to City High or a local angle.


26. Should you use 'you' in a story?
Very short
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
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.
Never write directly to the reader.


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

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28. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN


29. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Adobe Bridge


30. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.


31. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
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
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
Dominant graphic or headline


32. What makes a good lead?
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
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
Open Groups


33. What program do I use to view photos?
Why - How - Who
Never write directly to the reader.
Adobe Bridge
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.


34. When should numbers be spelled out?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
A connection to City High or a local angle.
When the number is under ten.


35. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
300
Being too broad or generalizing.
How do you spell your name?


36. A.P. Style stands for...
Read - read - and read some more.
200
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Tinker vs Des Moines


37. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
Once in your life.


38. What is the rule of thirds?
Never in news stories.
Closed Groups
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
16-year-old


39. 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
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
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
Public Forum


40. What should be used in place of adjectives?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
16-year-old
Adobe Bridge


41. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?
Specific Nouns and Verbs
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
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
The green box


42. What should be the focus almost every story?
300
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
16-year-old
People or a single person


43. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
When the number is under ten.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.


44. What do high school students not lose when entering school?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
Read - read - and read some more.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech


45. What is GQ STUDD?
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
one sentence
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail


46. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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47. Are facts or stories more important?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Adobe Bridge
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
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


48. 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
No - unless it needs clarification.
A guide
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!


49. Each quote should begin...
A new paragraph
Being too broad or generalizing.
A transition
300


50. What is a sidebar?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!