Ms. Rachel
You use these when an event you report on and write about has occurred or IS going to occur within 7 days of the event.
What are the Days of the week OR spell out Monday - Sunday.
Paraphrase and remove jargon from the following:
In a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that death rates for males are substantially higher than for females for every age group of children and youth, but the largest difference occurs among teens, ages 15 to 19
What is:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention death rates for men are higher than for women, but the largest difference occurs in teens ages 15 to 19.
Correct this quote:
"I can not wait until Christmas", Shawn Furr stated, "It's going to so great and Santa is going to be so happy!"
"I can not wait until Christmas," Shawn Furr said. "It's going to be so great and Santa is going to be so happy."
A thunderstorm has flooded the roads along the Mission Del Paso Campus and a news alert is sent out to EPCC students.
What is immediacy and impact and timeliness.
What is NOT included in any AP Style news writing story when mentioning numbers?
You abbreviate these months when there is a date next to it.
What are Jan. Feb. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Paraphrase this quote:
"I want to thank my Vice President J.D. Vance for his help and support on forming the U.S. Olympic Committee. I am so grateful for him, I really am. I tell J.D., as I call him, I say J.D. I am so grateful for you and how intelligent you really are." - Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.
What is:
President Donald J. Trump thanked Vice President J.D. Vance for forming the U.S. Olympic Committee.
When you introduce someone for the first time in a story you include their _____ and ______.
What is:
Their first and last name.
What are zero through nine.
January, and other months you typically abbreviate, are spelled out when this occurs.
What is - There is a year next to it, but NO date. Or it's an event with just the month.
Paraphrase the following information:
If you’re heading to the Texas Tech vs. Colorado football game, make plans to stop by the pregame tailgate, hosted by the Red Raider Club and the Texas Tech Alumni Association, on Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Birdie Factory,
The Red Raider Club and the Texas Tech Alumni Association will host a pregame tailgate on Saturday for the Texas Tech v.s. Colo. football game.
When you quote or mention a source a second time in a story you include only their _________.
What is their last name?.
A quadriplegic high school student is a star athlete in football, soccer, and volleyball. They have a full ride to the University of Texas at Austin. This is an example of what news value?
What is Oddity or Novelty.
The appropriate to write age in the following sentence:
Jessica Smith, twenty-one years old, will be the first to graduate with a college degree in her family.
What is:
Jessica Smith, 21
Jessica Smith, the 21-year-old,
You say the 26th of January but it is written as ______
What is Jan. 26
Paraphrase the following Quotes:
“El Paso County has run elections responsibly for decades,” said El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez. “Conditioning our counterterrorism funding on an unproven citizenship verification system was reckless.”
What is:
El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez said the elections department has been run responsibly for decades and conditioning our counterterrorism funding on an unproven citizenship verification system was reckless.
How is this source being introduced in this quote.
"You can never tell when the vampires are going to come out," said Vampire Hunter Van Helsing. "They come when you least expect it."
What is first reference.
Datacenters are a hot topic covered by the news because of the following news values____
What is conflict, impact and immediacy.
The appropriate way to write ages below 10 is
What is using the numerals.
DATELINES include what?
What is the location of which they are reporting from.
Attribute the following statement in AP Style:
El Paso City Police Department arrested a man in connection with three robberies in East El Paso. The man was found trapped inside a home on the 10000 block of East Glen Drive.
What is:
El Paso City Police Department arrested a man in connection with three robberies in East El Paso. Officials said the man was found trapped inside a home on the 10000 block of East Glen Drive.
Correct the quote:
Sesame Street is under fire after Elmo shared his support for the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
"Elmo hopes both teams have fun!", he exclaimed in a Tweet.
"Elmo hopes both teams have fun," he said in a tweet.
When the President of the United States addresses the union, media outlets tend to cover it and feature it on the front pages of their news websites because ___
What is prominence.
The appropriate way to write the following sentence in AP Style:
The federal government has a deficit of 8,567,456,234 dollars.
What is:
The federal government has a deficit of more than $8.5 billion.
The federal government has a deficit over $8.5 billion.