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1
Most news stories are written in what format?
Least important information first
Chronological
Inverted Pyramid
No format
2
How can you “fix” the problem of tombstoning?
Put a line
Change Font Sizes
All of these
Add pictures
3
What is a nameplate?
The name of the paper
The name of the editor
The name of the writer
4
True or False
- The inverted pyramid starts with the most important information first
False
True
5
A recurring piece or article in a newspaper is called
column
exclusive
scoop
6
What are pictures, photos, charts called?
Byline
Page Dummy
Graphics
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A(n)... is a story which includes the OPINION of the author who is writing it
editorial
feature story
straight news story
world news
8
Focal point of the page or the picture to get reader's attention on the front page
Headlines
Center of Visual Impact (CVI)
Center of Page
Mugshot
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What is NOT a reason to report the news?
Comical
Timeliness
Proximity
Oddity
10
A byline tells us.....
The editor
Who wrote the article
The newspaper
11
A one-column photograph of a person’s face is called a(n)....
headline
graphic arts
mugshot
ear
12
True or False: You need a caption for every graphic
True
False you may need to describe or name what's in the graphic
False - only mug shots
13
Non-news items include...
Horoscopes
Puzzles
All of these
Comics
14
Who write the Letters to the Editor
Mrs. Nazarko
Editors
The readers
My mom
15
A story that goes from one page to another is called...
Two pages
Jump Story
Center of Visual Imact
Transitional Phrase
16
This is what you call the name of newspaper?
CVI - Center of visual impact
Nameplate
Jump Stories
Caption
17
How do you fix white space?
•filledin with graphics, stories, ads and more
Sing "Blank Space"
Add mug shots of everyone
You can't so just leave it!
18
What are stories that are continued from one page to another?
Transition
Center of Visual Impact
Jump Story
Nameplate
19
Ears contain....
sports
graphics
pictures
bits of information
20
What is the difference between an editorial and a letter to the editor?
Editorials are all fact
They are both in the comment/opinion section
Letters to the editor are from individuals
Editorials express multiple viewpoints on an issue
21
A... is a sketch showing where each story is to be placed
Jump Story
World News
Page Dummy
Layout
22
What is a Mug Shot?
Caption
one-column photograph of a person’s face.
A criminal's face
A school picture
23
The difference between wire/internet and local news
Wire is in the state but not your town
Wire is far away
all of these!
Local is only in your town
24
News about people's lives – weddings, social events, fashions, food.
Local
Entertainment
Family or People
Business
25
In what section of the newspaper would you find... job openings?
editorial
comic strips
classified ads
Sports
26
News about games, sporting events, athletes, and coaches is considered...
entertainment news
sports news
state news
27
Before doing your layout, you want to create a...
Sketch Artist
An app for your phone
Page Dummy
Mock page
28
Where do you want to put the CVI?
Where people can see it best
On the front page
All of these
Above the fold
29
Placing 2 headlines of equal size side by side so a reader’s eye runs from one to the other
Tombstoning
Page Dummy
Graphics
Transition
30
News articles about the whole country...
regional
national
local
31
Which of the following is NOT a section of the newspaper?
Sport
Entertainment
Comments
Opinion/Editorials
32
Current information that is of importance and interest to the audience is considered this
Layout
Politics
Business
News
33
News about programs and people: movies, television, radio, theater, art, music, and books
Politics
Family news
Entertainment News
Sports News
34
News stories about people in other countries are called...
Local
National
State
international/world
35
Wire-Tap (Internet) News - World National State - this includes all news from...
close by
over the internet
far away
other sources
36
Process of presenting current information of importance and interest to the audience is called
Articles
Journalism
Government
Focus
37
A newspaper article about the area nearby
State news
National news
Local News
World news
38
What is the
cut-off test
?
You can cut off the last paragraph of a story
The story is better if you cut the first pagraph
Cut out five sentence in the middle
