What is purple prose?

Concise and straightforward writing style

What is meant by balance in a news story?

Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible.

How should an article be organized?

Inverted Pyramid (Most important details, Important details, other details)

What makes a good story?

Timeline, Human Interest, Impact, Proximity

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Kettle Moraine Press Association

POLL: Are you interested in guest speakers or conferences?

Guest Speakers about careers in journalism or communications, Jjournalism conferences or the MKE Press Club Journalism networking event, Both!, Not interested

What is a style guide?

Provide guidelines for consistent and accurate writing and reporting

Pov: You tell Eiman that "I don't want to have to rewrite their article for them" Eiman will say...

You're an editor, thats your job!

What is the difference between a feature and a news story

Features are profiles or human interest stories. News stories report facts

Publishing a false statement that damages someone's reputation

Is this sentence correct: To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.

No, there is a dangling modifier

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1
What is purple prose?
Language that uses technical jargon and complex terminology.
Language used to describe scenery
Concise and straightforward writing style
Elaborate and excessively ornate language
2
What is meant by balance in a news story?
Having several authors write a story.
Getting professional opinion before writing an article.
Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible.
Giving the same amount of space to every paragraph.
3
How should an article be organized?
A blob of text that you didn't even bother to run through grammarly
Mix up the chronological order of events to create suspense.
Inverted Pyramid (Most important details, Important details, other details)
Five paragraph structure (Intro, body paragraphs, conclusion)
4
What makes a good story?
Chronology, Location, Outcome
View count and Emotional Appeal
Having no interviews in your article
Timeline, Human Interest, Impact, Proximity
5
Which one is spelled correctly?
Pronounciation
Pronunciation
6
Spartan Banner is a Member of the
Kettle Moraine Press Association
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Milwaukee Press Club
Northeastern Wisconsin Newspaper Association
7
POLL: Are you interested in guest speakers or conferences?
Guest Speakers about careers in journalism or communications
Jjournalism conferences or the MKE Press Club Journalism networking event
Both!
Not interested
8
What is a style guide?
Rules about topics that a reporter can and cannot report on
Provide guidelines for consistent and accurate writing and reporting
None of the above
Grammatical reference sheet to help writers
9
Pov: You tell Eiman that "I don't want to have to rewrite their article for them" Eiman will say...
Leave it as it, who cares anyone
It's okay, I will edit it for you
You're an editor, thats your job!
continue to make "suggestions"
10
What is the difference between a feature and a news story
Features use a narrative style, while news stories are straightforward
Features prioritize entertainment. News stories don't care about engagement
Features are profiles or human interest stories. News stories report facts
Features are local stories and news stories cover international affairs.
11
What is libel?
A verbal insult
Publishing a false statement that damages someone's reputation
Publishing private information about someone
A bias in reporting
12
____ not for you to decide
It's
Its
13
Is this sentence correct: To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.
No, there is a misplaced modifier
Yes
No, there is a dangling modifier

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