What are the 5Ws and 1H?

The six facts necessary facts of a summary lead

A summary lead contains __________

The most important facts of the story

The reporting and publishing of the news

An untruthful accusation that lowers someon's reputation

A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and is published

News that affects an entire group of people

Publishing a false statement that damages someone's reputation

How does a reporter "balance" his story?

By quoting several different sources

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What are the 5Ws and 1H?
The six facts necessary facts of a summary lead
The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source
The six worst mistakes a reporter can make
The six paragraphs that are required for a standard news story
2
A summary lead contains __________
A list of all the sources quoted in the story
A direct quote
Insturctions on how to read the story
The most important facts of the story
3
What is journalism?
The reporting and publishing of the news
The study of writing in journals
An american business practice
A hard thing to do
4
What is defamation?
Publishing unflattering information about someone
A clearly labeled personal opinion
An invasion of privacy
An untruthful accusation that lowers someon's reputation
5
Who is a reporter?
A person who writes research papers about any topic
Anyone who can publish his writing online
A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and is published
A good writer that happens to be popular with the public
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What is hard news?
News that's based on opinions, not facts
News that affects an entire group of people
News that covers hard to understand topics
The only kind of news there is
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What do profile stories focus on?
An individual
Current events
A group's behavior
Celebrity interviews only
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What is libel?
Publishing privatr information about a person
A tendency to do something
Publishing a false statement that damages someone's reputation
Use of outside editors
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How does a reporter "balance" his story?
By publishing a story and a follow-up story
By including pictures with his story
By quoting several different sources
By writing five paragraphs
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Which phrase describes a feature?
Any short newspaper article
A soft news story
Any story that informs the reader
A hard news story

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