Basics of Journalism
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Miscellaneous
100
To inform the public.
What is the basic purpose of Journalism?
100
Deciding a topic for your news story and deciding a length.
What is the first steps of the writing process?
100
An unpaid start of a career in Journalism?
What is an internship?
100
Video, audio, visual, ect.
What are some examples of different types of projects?
100
Means of communication, plural of medium.
What is media?
200
Writing free of opinion and free of bias.
What is remaining impartial?
200
Checking your facts during your research and get other opinions from other web sites or people.
What is verifying the truth?
200
Researching Journalism careers and getting the facts about each one.
What is studying what you might want to be?
200
Meeting with your team mates regularly and discussing the project.
What is an essential part of project planning?
200
Time when presses will run again, or the next day's deadline.
What is a newspaper run?
300
Photography that documents the news.
What is photojournalism?
300
20 to 30 words.
What is how long your lead sentence should be?
300
Your Bachelor's degree in Journalism.
What is something that most news companies require?
300
Making a list of resources that each member has.
What is the beginning of making an outline?
300
Reports on numbers of viewers during air time, and, therefore, estimates of people watching commercials.
What are ratings?
400
Irresponsible reporting in an attempt to increase circulation.
What is yellow journalism?
400
Subject/Verb Agreement, using correct pronouns, and using correct grammar.
What are the factors to consider when writing your first draft?
400
Rehearsing and your image.
What is two important factors when presenting something in any class and in any job?
400
Errors in your writing or project
What is an inaccuracy?
500
To pronounce words correctly and clearly.
What is enunciating?
500
- Find a location that makes sense - Double check your research ahead of time -Decide what people want to know -Prepare some tough questions if the topic is debatable - Rehearse your questions the day before -Be professional -Show respect to both your interviewee and your audience -Let the interview be a conversation -Remember that the interviewee is probably more nervous than you are
What are the nine elements of and interview?
500
-Choose a career path that interests you. -Look at the job openings for that career to get a basic idea of what you need to accomplish to break into that industry. -Search for colleges that will allow you to meet those requirements. -Determine what your first milestone will be.
What is creating a life plan?
500
The first copy of your piece that may have errors and problems.
What is a first draft?
500
Average people who post firsthand accounts of news to the web.
What are citizen journalists?
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