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Unit 2 Vocabulary: Middle School Journalism
Prominence
Newsworthy
Unit 2 Vocabulary: Middle School Journalism
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Newsworthy
Something not interesting enough to be included in the news
A story people will want to hear about
Checking facts for a story
Something that is photographed often
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Prominence
Something that is unique or unusual
Something that involves a celebrity
Something that happens near you
Something that is contradictory to what someone advises others to do
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Which one of the following is
not
a criteria for being newsworthy?
Significance
Timing
Normalcy
Proximity
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Which of the following is not a current example of significance in the news?
Forest fires in the west
Parent teachers conferences at your school
President Trump seeking treatment for Covid 19
Series of hurricanes damages Southern states
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Hypocrisy
Something that is unique or unusual
Something that is contradictory to what someone advises others to do
Something that involves a celebrity
Something that happens near you
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Is bias or opinion ok in a news story?
Only when the reporter is very well known
Yes
It depends on what type of story it is
No
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Which of the following is an example of conflict?
Story on travel highlights for the state of California
Man helps elderly in his community by delivering groceries
US and Iran edge closer to war
President Trump seeking treatment for Covid 19
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Which of the following is an example of prominence?
Forest fires in the west
Series of hurricanes damages Southern states
Parent teachers conferences at your school
President Trump seeking treatment for Covid 19
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Extreme
Something that happens near you
Something that is far beyond what would normally be expected
Something that includes two opposing forces
Something that is unique or unusual
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Significance
Something that happens and affects a large number of people
Something that happens near you
Something that involves a celebrity
Something that is unique or unusual
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What is bias?
When a reporter/writer leans to one side or the other on an issue
When a writer/reporter goes to a particular location to report on the news
When a writer presents a neutral stance on a topic
When a writer only lists facts
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Human Interest
Something that is unique or unusual
Something that involves a celebrity
Something that is contradictory to what someone advises others to do
Something that draws the audience in through emotions
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Novelty
Something that is contradictory to what someone advises others to do
Something that happens near you
Something that is unique or unusual
Something that involves a celebrity
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What is bias?
When a writer/reporter goes to a particular location to report on the news
When a writer only lists facts
When a reporter/writer leans to one side or the other on an issue
When a writer presents a neutral stance on a topic
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Conflict
Something that is unique or unusual
Something that happens near you
Something that involves a celebrity
Something that includes two opposing forces
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Proximity
Something that happened in another country
Weather
Something that does not affect you because it is in another state
Something that happened nearby
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Timing
Something that happened many years ago
Something that happened last year
Something that happened today, in the last few days, or this week
Something that happened ten years ago
