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Elements of writing a newspaper article
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No one's opinions should ever be included in a hard news article
True
False
2
What is journalism?
A hard thing to do
The study of writing in journals
An American business practice
The reporting and publishing of the news
3
Which type of articles are normally subjective?
Hard news
Reviews
Feature stories
Editorials/Op-eds
4
What is another word for the title of a newspaper article?
Headline
Lead
Title
Heading
5
The 5Ws stand for What, Where, When , Who and ?
Whose
Whom
Why
Which
6
In order to get the most readers, news should be as dramatic as possible
True
False
7
What is hard news?
News that affects an entire group of people
News that’s based on facts, not opinions
News that’s based on opinions, not facts
News that covers hard to understand topics
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Which type of article would you generally expect to be the longest?
Review
Hard news
Editorial
Feature
9
A hard news article follows what structure?
timeline
inverted pyramid
essay structure
hourglass
10
A picture in a news article should always have a.....
border
byline
caption
date
11
What is an editorial?
The process when an editor works with unfinished story
An opinion piece published on a special page
The job that reporter's get when they are promoted
A part of the writing process
12
In order to be objective, most objective newspaper articles are normally written in the......
second person
first person
third person
fourth person
13
Hard news articles start with.....
a quote
a rhetorical question
an introduction
the most important information
14
Literary devices (imagery, fig. language, alliteration, etc.) should be avoided in editorials
True
False
15
Before writing your lead you must
write the headline
identify the essential elements of the story
investigate a variety of sources
collect all of your facts
16
Using humor in an editorial can be an effective persuasive technique.
False
True
17
One of the questions the opening paragraphs of a hard news article should answer is...?
If?
Yet?
How?
Because?
18
The first paragraph in a hard news article is known as the.....?
lead
beginning
title
introduction
19
Where are you most likely to find the news?
Radio
Television
Internet
Newspapers
20
Because op-eds contain opinion, there is no need for the author to do research
False
True
21
Your word choice has little impact on your persuasiveness in an editorial.
False
True
22
Headlines should leave out words like then, a, and.
False
True
23
A headline should attract the reader and......
sum up the news article
make the reader think
make the reader laugh
match the image
24
What makes a story "newsworthy"?
The story has to have balanced sources
The story has to be about a celebrity
The story has to appeal to a public interest
The story has to be published
25
What should you discuss in a review to show that you are fair and professional?
The other products you have reviewed in the past
The positives and negatives about a product
Other products
Your credentials as a reporter
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What is a review?
Article to help readers decide if they should buy a product
Feedback a reporter gets from his publisher
Article about movies only
Article about what government officials are doing in office
