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1
What should you always ask at the beginning of an interview?
Birthdate and social security number
Place of residence?
Name and how to spell it?
What else should I know?
2
All breaking news stories have the element of:
Impact
Prominence
Immediacy
Proximity
3
Fill in the blank: ...of religion or _______ the free exercise thereof;...
entity
animosity
antiquity
establishment
4
Dramatic confrontations, sports rivalries, political battles all fall into the category of:
Prominence
Conflict
Novelty
Impacy
5
A direct quote is made up of:
The phrase telling readers the source of information
Contact information for a reporter
A paraphrase of what someone said
Someone’s exact words
6
Readers enjoy reading about odd, new, intriguing and surprising things. This is the value of:
Novelty
Prominence
Impact
Proximity
7
The journalistic writing style is called:
Christian Knows Best
AP Style
Professionalism
MLA Style
8
How should you end a story so you don't end up editorializing?
With a quote
"Proud to be a Rocket"
The End
Always show school spirit and say, "Go Rockets"
9
Which of the 5 W’s & H is usually LEAST important and should NOT begin your lead sentence?
Who
What
When
Where
10
In an inverted-pyramid/typical news story, when is the point of the story made?
At the very beginning
In the nut graph
In the transition
At the very end
11
These words/phrases keep a story flowing and help link one idea to the next:
Attributions
Conjunctions
Facts
Transitions
12
A “newspeg” is:
Named after a famous reporter named Polly Perkins
All are correct
The idea of filling a hole left by an irresponsible reporter
Localizing a national story to add relevance for readers
13
Rules for formal, journalistic writing include:
Rewrite “there…” phrases (there are, there was, there were…)
Avoid contractions unless in quotes
All of the above
Don't start any sentence – ESPECIALLY the lead, with “The…”
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Sources in a journalism story should:
Be all the same gender
Represent a variety of genders, races + social groups
Not matter much
Include just upperclassmen who are more intelligent+quotable
15
Eliminate the following from journalism stories:
All of the above
Reporter opinion
Contractions unless in quotes
The filler word "that"
16
The best photojournalistic captions:
Explain the 5 W's & H
Contain a quote from someone featured in the shot
Tell more than what's obvious in the photo
All of the above
17
The photojournalism blog used as inspiration and a teaching/learning tool all semester:
The Hollis Co.
Humans of New York
Humans of Streetsboro
RISE Together
18
Stories beginning with questions usually:
Answer the question by the end
Are bogus, but required
Are engaging and exciting
Fail to get to the point of the story quick enough
19
Attribution is:
Parenthetical documentation
The only time you should be inserting your opinion
A story
Giving credit to who said it
20
An anecdote is a:
Quotation mark
Mini story
Medicine
Farce
21
Most journalistic stories, at least news+features, are written, objectively, from which P.O.V.?
Second Person
Mine
First Person
Third Person
22
Rachel Hollis preaches and teaches all of the the following, except:
Pulling all-nighters to work or study
Dream-building
Stating goals as if they've already been accomplished
Standing up for your sister/brother
23
Great writers have mastered the art of how to ____, not ______
See, dead things
Show, tell
Show, yell
See, hear
24
The basic journalistic style rule for writing numbers is:
Avoid using too many numbers in stories, it's too confusing
Numbers under 10 are numerals, 10+ are spelled out as words
One-five are written as numerals; use figures for all else
Spell out one through nine; use numerals for 10 and above
25
In journalistic writing, begin a new paragraph each time (2 answers):
A new person speaks
Your text jumps to a new page
You change topics, even slightly
Any time you want to
26
Rules for editing and style include:
All of the above
Omit “on” before dates and "that" after said
Do not worry about editing; that’s what an editor is for
Always use when asked and concluded when attributing
27
The creative genius behind the "Humans of New York" phenomenon is:
Brandon Stanton
Mrs. Pauline Dierkens
Rachel Hollis
Harman Nijjer
28
Whenever possible, you should interview:
By phone
Via text
Using social media
In person
29
A story memorializing someone who has died is called an:
Eugogolizer
Obituary
Memorium
Honorary
30
Do not use courtesy titles (Mr. + Mrs.) because:
They are outdated
The AP Stylebook says not to
The MLA rules say not to
It makes people sound old
31
If a story idea has at least one of these, it's considered newsWORTHY:
News pegs
News values
Sources
Newsiness
32
Delivering news ______________ is every journalist’s goal
With passion
Tomorrow
Quickly
Well
33
What is that all-important question you should ask at the end of an interview?
What else should I know that we haven't covered?
Can I call you later?
How old are you?
Is Harman still awake?
34
In general, where should attribution be placed?
Only in every other quote to avoid repetition
At the beginning of every quote
At first natural stopping point/ end of first sentence
At the end of a long quote as not to interrupt the flow
35
The five W’s and the H are used primarily for which types of leads?
Summary
Anecdotal
Direct Address
Scene-Setter
36
The more recognizable the name, the more readers will be interested/curious. This is the value:
Proximity
Prominence
Novelty
Immediacy
37
What is the primary story structure for breaking news?
The kabob
The martini glass
The great divide
The inverted pyramid
38
The motivational speaker whose wisdom has been shared to inspire gratitude and goal setting is:
Ray Charles
Brandon Stanton
Rachel Hollis
Rachel Bolyard
39
It is essential that reporters do the following in their stories:
Spell-check every name
Quote people accurately
All of the above
Include sources' titles
40
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all the following rights except:
Freedom of speech
Establishment of religion
Right to peacefully assemble
The right to bear arms
