Journalism Basics
What 5 rights does the first amendment protect?
Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, and freedom to petition.
A line at the top of a story that names the author of the story
Byline
Match the following definition to the correct news judgment vocabulary term:
This news value relates to the “when” of a story. Especially with hard news, this value encourages timely coverage of an event.
timeliness
What is a disadvantage to interviewing through email?
the reporter can't see the source's facial expression and body language or hear his vocal inflections.
to favor one side over another
bias
True or false: It is illegal for a police officer to order a peaceful protester to cease action.
True
Introduction of the article that includes the most important information the reader needs to know about that topic (5 W's and H).
Lead
Match the following definition to the correct news judgment vocabulary term:
This news value deals with the emotional qualities of a story. Does the story evoke an emotional response?
human interest
True or false: It is okay to intimidate someone to get them to do an interview.
False
What word is used to describe a text that contains NO bias?
Objective
At what age does the First Amendment officially begin to protect a person's free speech rights?
Birth
A heading in a newspaper for any written material. these are always found at the top of a story/article, they often summarize the main points found in the story.
Headline
Match the following definition to the correct news judgment vocabulary term:
This news value represents a story in which two or more forces are in opposition to each other.
conflict
What should you always ask someone prior to interviewing them?
Is it okay to be recorded
True or False: Backgrounding is when you find out information about the sport, team, events, coaches, and issues you'll be covering.
True
What is the inverted pyramid?
The inverted pyramid is a metaphor used by journalists and other writers to illustrate how information should be prioritized and structured in prose
The opening line of an out-of-town story that gives the place of origin (where the story is coming from)
Dateline
Match the following definition to the correct news judgment vocabulary term:
The closer the story hits home, the more important the news is. "Proximity" is the word journalists use to mean, this happened here.
Proximity
What kinds of questions should you ask in an interview?
Open questions
An ___________ is a preview of an upcoming game that compares teams and players, discusses team records, and gives lineups.
advance
This is the process journalists use to determine what is newsworthy based on eight factors or news values.
News judgement
The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.
Journalism
Match the following definition to the correct news judgment vocabulary term:
News that is weird, odd, or about something that rarely happens. These are often the most e-mailed and shared stories of the day or week for news sites.
Oddity
What should you do way before conducting an interview with someone?
Gather research
Writers can use words or short phrases to move a story from one topic to another. Five common types of transitional words are:
time, addition, causation, comparison and contrast.