Newswriting
Journalism
Current events
Politics
Auburn High School
100
The masthead is ______________________.
What is the name of the paper or publication.
100
What is the inverted pyramid?
What is where the most important news is up top.
100
What state has been dealing with major flooding problems?
What is Texas
100
Who is the vice president of the United States?
Who is Joe Biden
100
What is the mascot for Auburn High School
What is a Knight
200
What is a newspaper's role in society?
What is to act as a watchdog, make sure when things go wrong that they are exposed and to let people know what is going on in the world around them.
200
What is a deadline?
What is the time when a story is due
200
What community in Illinois was struck by a deadly tornado just two months ago?
What is Fairdale
200
The vice president's son just died. What is his name?
Who is Beau Biden.
200
Who is the principal of Auburn High School? cq spelling
Who is Devon LaRosa
300
If a newswriter is biased, what does that mean?
What is his own opinions and prejudices are part of his claim or wiritng, not facts.
300
What is a byline?
What is the name of the person who wrote the story
300
What is President Obama trying to do for illegal immigrants?
What is make them legal.
300
Who is the Speaker of the House in Illinois?
Who is MIke Madigan.
300
What team did the Auburn Knights Football team lose to in football this season?
What is the Hononegah Indians
400
The lead (lede) of you story should ___________________________.
What is contain enough information to get your reader to read further or hook the reader.
400
What is a beat?
What is the area a writer is assigned to cover by his paper.
400
What two well-known celebrity couple announced they are about to have theirsecond child?
Who are Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
400
Who is the Governor of Illinois?
Who is Bruce Rauner
400
About how many students are enrolled in Auburn this year?
What is about 2,000
500
What is news?
What is newly received or noteworthy information that is often about recent or important events
500
Name the 5ws and the one H?
What is who, what, where, why, when and how
500
What comedian was seriously hurt in a crash with a Wal-mart truck?
Who is Tracy Morgan
500
Name one state representative who serves the Rockford area?
Who is Litesha Wallace, Steve Stadelman, Joe Sosnowski, Dave Syverson, Adam Kinzinger etc.
500
Next year's incoming freshman class will be the Class of _________?
What is the class of 2019
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