Famous Journalists
Who was the host of Dateline NBC's To Catch A Predator?
Chris Hansen
70th
What is the most prestigious prize in journalism?
Pulitzer
What is a comma placed before a coordinating conjunction like "and" called?
Oxford comma
Who is Borrelli's favorite football player?
Josh Allen
Investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered which historic presidential scandal due to a source nicknamed "Deep Throat"?
Watergate
How many Pitch staff members have won Maryland Student Journalist of the Year in the past 3 years?
2
In which university is the prestigious Medill school of journalism?
Northwestern
How would the time eight PM be written in AP style?
8 p.m.
What school did Borrelli just move her son into?
UT Austin
Which former CBS News anchor was nicknamed "The most trusted man in America"?
Walter Cronkite
What year was The Pitch's website launched?
What is the name of UMD's student newspaper?
The Diamondback
How is Ms. Borrelli's position spelled in AP Style?
Adviser (not advisor)
What year did Borrelli graduate from WJ?
1994
Theo Baker, the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Polk Prize, was only 19 when he took down the president of which major university with his reporting? Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, Stanford
Stanford
Which Maryland law has MCPS been accused of violating in its recent memo concerning student publications?
The New Voices Act
Which newspaper in the US has the most digital subscribers?
The New York Times
How long does the name of a month have to be for it to be abbreviated in AP style?
Six letters or longer
How tall is Borrelli?
(Idk this one, borrelli tell them)
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow is rumored to be the illegitimate child of which famous singer? Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, or Michael Jackson
Frank Sinatra
What volume will The Pitch be on this year?
72
Which newspaper was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Spotlight?
The Boston Globe
Point out the mistakes in this sentence: The Governor said the five-year-old program saved $3 million dollars
"governor" "5-year-old" "$3 million"
Which team was Borrelli on in high school? Cheer, Swim & Dive, Field Hockey, Golf
Cheer