Vocabulary
Newsworthiness
Questions?
Parts of an Article
And More...
100
False information shared without intent to mislead
Misinformation
100
A story about today.
Timeliness
100
What is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution?
Freedom of the Press
100
This is who wrote the article. Usually under the Headline.
Byline
100
The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or websites.
Journalism
200
Journalism that focuses on factual reporting of significant events or issues.
Hard news
200
A story about something close to home.
Proximity
200
What types of questions are BEST to ask in an interview?
Open-ended
200
Refers to the source's exact words, enclosed in quotation marks, used to add insight, authority, and a more balanced view to a story.
Quote
200
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
Plagiarism
300
A set of moral principles that govern a person's behavior or activity.
Ethics
300
A story about well-known people, places, or things.
Prominence
300
What type of lead contains the most important information?
summary lead
300
What is E?
Caption
300
A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
Libel
400
Prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, is usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Bias
400
How an event has affected the community.
Consequence
400
What is the main difference between a news story and a feature story?
Feature stories often focus on in-depth coverage of a person, event, or issue
400
This part provides detailed information, context, and background information for the story, elaborating on key facts presented in the lead.
Body
400
The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
Slander
500
These are five elements that make an article newsworthy.
Prominence, Human Interest, Timeliness, Relevance, Conflict, Novelty, Proximity, Impact, and Consequence
500
Something out of the ordinary.
Unusual/Oddity
500
What is meant by balance in a news story?
covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible
500
This identifies the creator or source of an image, usually placed near the photograph itself, and should include the photographer's name and source/license type.
Photo credit
500
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.