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Student Journalism

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Closed Groups
A guide

2. What should be avoided in direct quotes?
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
The First Amendment protection
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.

3. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?
Repetition - Leading Lines - Rule of Thirds - And mainly avoid taking blurry photographs!
Never in news stories.
something the person can change.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.

4. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
Yes or No Questions
Public Forum

5. What program do I use to view photos?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Specific Nouns and Verbs
Adobe Bridge

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

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7. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?
Sue you for defamation
300
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Date or Place Leads

8. 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
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
A guide

9. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?
Tinker vs Des Moines
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.
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

10. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Never write directly to the reader.

11. Should you use a question in a lead?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Data
Once in your life.

12. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
16-year-old

13. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
The First Amendment protection
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN

14. What is a Twitter feed?
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Why - How - Who
When the number is under ten.
one sentence

15. What is the journalist's code?

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16. Why are many high school papers not read?
Why - How - Who
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
Report accurate facts and quotes.
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.

17. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
one sentence
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
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

18. What is the golden quote?
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
A new paragraph
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

19. 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
Never in news stories.
When the number is under ten.
16-year-old

20. What is an infographic?
title/name/said
Date or Place Leads
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI

21. Quotes should contain?
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
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!

22. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?
When the number is under ten.
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Very short
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.

23. How many pixels per inch does a high definition t.v. have ?
720 or 1080
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

24. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
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!
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Why - How - Who
Being too broad or generalizing.

25. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
'many -' 'some -' 'most -' 'several -' 'a lot'
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent

26. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
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
Data - Facts and anything that is boring.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.

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

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28. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
Adobe Bridge
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.
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!

29. Who should lead a high school paper?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
200
Being too broad or generalizing.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable

30. Every quote needs what before it?
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Once in your life.
Report accurate facts and quotes.
A transition

31. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.

32. What makes a good story from a bad story?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
When the number is under ten.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.

33. 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 group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Open Groups
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
something the person can change.

34. 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
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.
Three or more
A new paragraph

35. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?
200
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Specific Nouns and Verbs

36. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?
Format text boxes - add columns - center text in a box
720 or 1080
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch

37. 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.
Read - read - and read some more.
A new paragraph
Window - Text Wrap
Closed Groups

38. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Why - How - Who

39. What should be the focus almost every story?
Date or Place Leads
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
People or a single person

40. Should you use 'you' in a story?
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Never write directly to the reader.
Click on share and type in an email address.
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail

41. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
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!
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
Adobe Bridge
$1.5 million or $2500

42. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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43. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
Yes or No Questions
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
Date or Place Leads

44. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Dominant graphic or headline
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.

45. What are the four codes for journalists?
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Open Groups
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes

46. What is convergence?
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
A guide
June 24 or March 30
'I -' 'We -' 'Our -' 'Us -' 'You'

47. How many sources must a story have?
Great quotes - Strong Lead - Quote Transition - Unique Angle - Description - Detail
Three or more
A guide
something the person can change.

48. What makes a good lead?
Data
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
Adobe Bridge
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement

49. What do students win for doing great work in journalism?
Public Forum
Once in your life.
Window - Text Wrap
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.

50. What can students not print in a paper?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act