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News about games, sporting events, athletes, and coaches is considered...
entertainment news
sports news
state news
2
Focal point of the page or the picture to get reader's attention on the front page
Mugshot
Center of Page
Headlines
Center of Visual Impact (CVI)
3
News about people's lives – weddings, social events, fashions, food.
Family or People
Local
Entertainment
Business
4
Most news stories are written in what format?
No format
Chronological
Least important information first
Inverted Pyramid
5
What is the
cut-off test
?
Cut out five sentence in the middle
You can cut off the last paragraph of a story
The story is better if you cut the first pagraph
6
Current information that is of importance and interest to the audience is considered this
News
Business
Layout
Politics
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A recurring piece or article in a newspaper is called
scoop
column
exclusive
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How can you “fix” the problem of tombstoning?
Put a line
All of these
Add pictures
Change Font Sizes
9
A story that goes from one page to another is called...
Transitional Phrase
Center of Visual Imact
Two pages
Jump Story
10
What is the difference between an editorial and a letter to the editor?
Editorials express multiple viewpoints on an issue
They are both in the comment/opinion section
Editorials are all fact
Letters to the editor are from individuals
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Before doing your layout, you want to create a...
An app for your phone
Page Dummy
Sketch Artist
Mock page
12
A one-column photograph of a person’s face is called a(n)....
headline
graphic arts
ear
mugshot
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A byline tells us.....
Who wrote the article
The editor
The newspaper
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What are pictures, photos, charts called?
Page Dummy
Graphics
Byline
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A newspaper article about the area nearby
National news
Local News
World news
State news
16
Ears contain....
pictures
graphics
sports
bits of information
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Placing 2 headlines of equal size side by side so a reader’s eye runs from one to the other
Transition
Page Dummy
Graphics
Tombstoning
18
Who write the Letters to the Editor
Editors
My mom
Mrs. Nazarko
The readers
19
News articles about the whole country...
regional
national
local
20
Where do you want to put the CVI?
Where people can see it best
Above the fold
On the front page
All of these
21
This is what you call the name of newspaper?
Jump Stories
Caption
Nameplate
CVI - Center of visual impact
22
Non-news items include...
Puzzles
Comics
Horoscopes
All of these
23
True or False
- The inverted pyramid starts with the most important information first
True
False
24
A... is a sketch showing where each story is to be placed
Page Dummy
Jump Story
Layout
World News
25
The difference between wire/internet and local news
Local is only in your town
Wire is far away
all of these!
Wire is in the state but not your town
26
Which of the following is NOT a section of the newspaper?
Opinion/Editorials
Entertainment
Sport
Comments
27
True or False: You need a caption for every graphic
False - only mug shots
False you may need to describe or name what's in the graphic
True
28
What is NOT a reason to report the news?
Comical
Oddity
Proximity
Timeliness
29
News about programs and people: movies, television, radio, theater, art, music, and books
Entertainment News
Family news
Politics
Sports News
30
In what section of the newspaper would you find... job openings?
comic strips
classified ads
Sports
editorial
31
Wire-Tap (Internet) News - World National State - this includes all news from...
close by
far away
over the internet
other sources
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What is a Mug Shot?
Caption
one-column photograph of a person’s face.
A school picture
A criminal's face
33
What is a nameplate?
The name of the paper
The name of the writer
The name of the editor
34
News stories about people in other countries are called...
Local
international/world
State
National
35
What are stories that are continued from one page to another?
Nameplate
Transition
Center of Visual Impact
Jump Story
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A(n)... is a story which includes the OPINION of the author who is writing it
straight news story
editorial
world news
feature story
37
Process of presenting current information of importance and interest to the audience is called
Government
Journalism
Articles
Focus
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How do you fix white space?
Add mug shots of everyone
Sing "Blank Space"
•filledin with graphics, stories, ads and more
You can't so just leave it!
