Describe this
Photography
Covering a News Beat
Wild Card
AP Style
100
Young journalists often make the mistake of telling rather than doing this in their stories.
What is showing?
100
Someone who photographs, edits and displays images in order to tell a visual story is called this.
What is a photojournalist?
100
This is an example of a news beat.
What is crime, sports, education?
100
For today's journalists, the message is web first, and this second.
What is print or broadcast?
100
The AP in AP Style stands for this.
What is the Associated Press?
200
Good writing appeals to one or more of these.
What are the five senses?
200
News photography has to be documentary, which means this.
What is they show real people doing real things?
200
If you get assigned to a beat, this is the first thing you should do.
What is research?
200
Readers shouldn’t have to run to the dictionary when reading your story so avoid these types of words.
What are big?
200

The AP Stylebook is known as the what of print journalism.

What is the bible?
300
Observation is the first step to descriptive writing. Name one thing you should take notes on when you are reporting.
What is the setting, physical description, character?
300
Besides saying what is happening in, for example, a sports photo, the caption should provide context. Give an example.
What is when the action happened during the game and whether it was significant to the outcome?
300
When you introduce yourself to the sources on your beat, it's best to do it this way.
What is in person?
300
Use specific nouns and verbs in your writing. Instead of saying rock, say this.
What is granite?
300

If you don’t know a style rule, it's best to do this.

What is look it up?
400
Use a concrete example to illustrate how tall someone is.
What is he is 7-foot tall?
400
News photographers show that their work is both honest and impartial by following strict journalistic principles. Name one.
What is timeliness? Objectivity? Narrative?
400
Name one reason other than accuracy why you should fact check your stories with your source.
What is your credibility?
400
When you identify more than one person, use clear labels, never write “from left to right" because it's considered this.
What is wordy?
400
According to AP Style, when giving a person or thing's age, always use these.
What are numerals?
500
Name two spots in stories that would be good places for description.
What is describing character emotion? Scenery or senses?
500
When taking a photo with your smartphone, use this instead of the zoom so that your photos don't get pixelated.
What is your feet?
500
When you cover a beat, you should keep a list that includes these.
What are story ideas, key sources and upcoming events and meetings?
500
Another advantage of writing for the web is that the audience is much bigger, in fact it's this.
What is international?
500
According to AP Style, don't capitalize a student's major unless it's this.
What is a language?
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