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News Final Exam
What is an editorial?
What do profile stories focus on?
News Final Exam
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What do profile stories focus on?
A group's behavior
Celebrity interviews only
Current events
An individual
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What is an editorial?
A part of the writing process
The
An opinion piece that uses the pronoun "I"
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A summary lead contains?
All sources quoted in the story.
A direct quote.
The most important facts of the story.
Instructions on how to read the story.
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Your choice of a source should depend on?
the sources height and weight
the sources popularity
the sources availability
The source's expertise
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WHat must you discuss in a review to show that you are a expert?
Your credentials as a reporter
The positives and negatives about a product
The other products you have reviewed in the past
Other products
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What is a lead?
A point in the story where the reader loses interest.
The angle of the story.
Information that attracts and keeps the reader interested.
The main idea of a feature story.
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To avoid libel charges, a journalist _________
Should check all sources carefully
Should avoid confidential content in notes
Should distinguish accuracy from the truth
All of the above
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What are the 5 W's and 1 H?
Six paragraphs that are required for a standard news story
The six facts necessary for a summary lead
The six worst mistakes a reporter can make
The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source
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What is meant by balance in a news story?
Getting a lawyers opinion before writing an article.
Covering all the sides of and issue as fairly as possible.
Having several author's write a story.
giving the same amount of space to every paragraph
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What kind of lead does a profile story have?
It doesn't have a lead
It always has a narrative hook
A creative lead
A summary lead
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How does a reporter "balance" a story?
By quoting several different sources
By writing 5 paragraphs
By including pictures with the story
By publishing a story and a follow-up
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Freedom of the press in the U.S. is ________
Guaranteed by the Constitution in the First Amendment.
Unlimited
Governed by the Associated Press.
Limited for school sponsored journalism.
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Why is it important for reporters to talk to sources?
They give story balance by offering different perspectives
Sources buy newspapers
Sources are the people that help edit and revise
Sources help publish a reporter's story
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What is hard news?
News that's based on opinions, not facts.
News that covers hard to understand topics.
The only kind of news there is.
News that affects everyone.
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What makes a story "newsworthy"?
The story has to balance sources
The story has to be about a celebrity
Story has to be about a topic that appeals public interest
The story has to be published
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What is journalism?
An american business practice
The reporting and publishing of the news
The study of writing in journals
A hard thing to do
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Who is a reporter?
people who interview sources write articles and is published
Anyone who can publish his or her writing online
A good writer that happens to be popular with the public
Anyone who can publish his or her own writing
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Which phrase describes a feature?
A soft news story
A hard news story
Any short newspaper article
Any story that informs the reader
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What is a source?
A published online news source, such as austintalks.org.
A person that a reporter interviews for his/her story.
A reporter resource that lists all the rules of writing.
A published news source, such as Chicago Tribune.
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What is a defamation?
An untruthful accusation that lowers someone's reputation
A clearly labeled personal opinion
Publishing unflattering reports about someone
An invasion of privacy
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What is soft news?
News that's circulated on the internet, not on paper.
News that's entertaining or interesting.
News that's based on opinions , not facts.
Advice columns
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What is a libel?
a false statement that damages someone's reputation
Use of outside editors
Publishing private information about a person
A tendency to do something
