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Elements of writing a newspaper article
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In order to get the most readers, news should be as dramatic as possible
False
True
2
Your word choice has little impact on your persuasiveness in an editorial.
True
False
3
One of the questions the opening paragraphs of a hard news article should answer is...?
Because?
If?
How?
Yet?
4
The first paragraph in a hard news article is known as the.....?
lead
title
beginning
introduction
5
Using humor in an editorial can be an effective persuasive technique.
False
True
6
A picture in a news article should always have a.....
date
border
caption
byline
7
In order to be objective, most objective newspaper articles are normally written in the......
fourth person
third person
first person
second person
8
What is an editorial?
A part of the writing process
The job that reporter's get when they are promoted
The process when an editor works with unfinished story
An opinion piece published on a special page
9
What is another word for the title of a newspaper article?
Headline
Title
Lead
Heading
10
What is journalism?
The study of writing in journals
An American business practice
A hard thing to do
The reporting and publishing of the news
11
Where are you most likely to find the news?
Newspapers
Radio
Internet
Television
12
What makes a story "newsworthy"?
The story has to be published
The story has to have balanced sources
The story has to appeal to a public interest
The story has to be about a celebrity
13
Hard news articles start with.....
the most important information
a quote
an introduction
a rhetorical question
14
A hard news article follows what structure?
inverted pyramid
hourglass
essay structure
timeline
15
Which type of articles are normally subjective?
Hard news
Feature stories
Reviews
Editorials/Op-eds
16
Literary devices (imagery, fig. language, alliteration, etc.) should be avoided in editorials
True
False
17
What should you discuss in a review to show that you are fair and professional?
Other products
Your credentials as a reporter
The other products you have reviewed in the past
The positives and negatives about a product
18
Headlines should leave out words like then, a, and.
True
False
19
What is hard news?
News that covers hard to understand topics
News that’s based on facts, not opinions
News that affects an entire group of people
News that’s based on opinions, not facts
20
The 5Ws stand for What, Where, When , Who and ?
Why
Whom
Which
Whose
21
Which type of article would you generally expect to be the longest?
Review
Hard news
Editorial
Feature
22
A headline should attract the reader and......
make the reader think
sum up the news article
make the reader laugh
match the image
23
Before writing your lead you must
identify the essential elements of the story
investigate a variety of sources
write the headline
collect all of your facts
24
Because op-eds contain opinion, there is no need for the author to do research
False
True
25
No one's opinions should ever be included in a hard news article
False
True
26
What is a review?
Feedback a reporter gets from his publisher
Article to help readers decide if they should buy a product
Article about what government officials are doing in office
Article about movies only
