stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
News Writing Final Exam Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
News Writing Final Exam
News Writing Final Exam
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
2 plays
NW
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good news story?
it must be truthful
it must be objective
it must be dramatic
it must be fair
2
What is a lead/lede?
The opening of a story that often condenses the key facts
Information about a photo
Contact inforamtion for the reporter
The story itself
3
Famous court case in journalism about libel:
Times V. Sullivan
Brown V. Board of Education
Hibbitty Bibitty V. Howard
Tinker V. Des Moinse
4
In journalism AP is the official form for editing. What does AP stand for?
Associated Press
Advanced Placement
Actual Press
Attribution Protocol
5
What is an "attribution"?
The opening of a story
A phrase that tells the readers the source of a quote
The reporter’s name, often followed by credentials
The location of a story
6
a sub-headline, written by copy editors, that supplements information in the main headline:
flag
cutline
deck
teaser
7
Which refers to human-interest articles that focus on people, places, and events?
feature
sports writing
opinion/editorial
investigative
8
Which of the following is NOT an important part of package planning your feature?
including the photographer
summarizing the story idea
an assembly-line process
setting staff deadlines
9
This writing is part journalism/part commentary & answers “is this worth my time/money”?
inverted pyramid
review
investigative journalism
package planning
10
This structure summarizes the most important facts at the start:
matini glass
inverted pyramid
kabob
feature form
11
9Which of the following should be used at the beginning and end of direct quotes?
single quotation marks
parentheses
double quotation marks
italics
12
To emphasize the "what" angle in a news story, which of the following might the lead include?
The city council
Princess Diana
New Year's Eve
A serious traffic jam
13
The flag is:
all of the above
set in a special typeface.
the name of the paper.
the one front-page element that never changes.
14
The first story we wrote as a class was about:
Memes
A dance group
The Homecoming Game
A fire drill
15
Using the inverted pyramid formula for newswriting, you begin by:
stating who was involved.
slowly giving the facts of the story.
summarizing the most important facts.
describing how the story began.
16
news which other people try to hide?news which other people try to hide?
multi-media
investigative
profile
opinion/editorial
17
the amount of space that is in focus both in front of and behind the camera focus
composition
shutter
stand alone
depth-of-field
18
What is a cutline?
A quotation from a story that’s given special emphasis
A promo to grab the reader’s attention
A close-up photo of someone’s face
Also called a caption it contains information about a photo
19
A _is a paragraph near the top that summarizes what the story is about
featurette
brief
brite
nut graf
20
Journalists should:
seek truth
all of the above
act independently
minimize harm
21
This is the arrangement of elements in a photo such as foreground and subject
depth-of-field
stand alone
shutter
composition
22
The following are examples of human-interest story types:
trend spotlight
all of the above
behind-the-scenes
how-to article
23
Which of the following are NOT interactive online story options?
podcast
comment section
polls
quizzes
24
What is meant by balance in journalism?
TELLING THE STORY NOT AS A BIASED AND INVESTED REPORTER
SHOWING ALL THE POINTS OF VIEW
TELLING THE ENTIRE STORY
GETTING THE INFORMATION AS CORRECT AS POSSIBLE
25
Opinion writing is NOT appropriate for which of the following?
news
reviews
columns
editorials
