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Student Journalism

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. What does the opinion section of the paper do?






3. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?






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






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






6. 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.






7. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.






8. When designing a page what element comes first?






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






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






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






12. What is the journalist's code?

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






14. What is an infographic?






15. What should be the focus almost every story?






16. 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






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






18. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






19. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






20. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?






21. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






22. Why are many high school papers not read?






23. Should you use a question in a lead?






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






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

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






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

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






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






30. 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.






31. What program do I use to view photos?






32. What is a Twitter feed?






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






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






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






36. Who should lead a high school paper?






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. What is convergence?






42. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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43. Are facts or stories more important?






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

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45. What is the golden quote?






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






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






48. Feedback should be...






49. What is the correct use of principal and percent?






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