Parts of News Story
Investigative Journalism
Interviews
Photojournalism
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100
What is the purpose of a byline? 

Author's first last name; who wrote the news story

100

What does an investigative reporter expose? 

They work to expose institutions in power to reveal hidden corruption/unethical abuses of power

100
The best interviews are..._____ to _____. 

Face to face!

100

What is photojournalism? 

Covering a news event through the use of photography.

100

Which artist performed at the Superbowl halftime? 

Bad Bunny

200

The most important part of a news story is_____.

Headline
200

Another name for an investigative journalist in the 1890s was called...

A muckraker

200
List the 6 types of interviews!

Man on street, Q & A, panel discussion, short, formal, press conference

200

Who is considered the founder of photojournalism? 

Mathew Brady

200

What middle eastern country is the United States in war with right now? 

Iran

300

Identify at least 7 sections of a newspaper!

Global, United States, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Business, Sports, Obituaries, Comics/Puzzles, Weather

300

What is the name of the reporter who exposed the harsh treatment of paitents at Blackwells island in New York? 

Nellie Bly aka Elizabeth Cochran (her real name)

300
Identify one interview technique (there are 3!)

Research subject, set an intention/focus, write open ended questions

300

Define negative space!

The empty area around the subject. In news, this is often used to emphasize a sense of loneliness, scale, or to provide "copy space" for magazine text

300
How many states have a full or partial cell phone ban at the K-12 level? 

35 states!

400

Objective or subjective (has bias) headline? 

House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending it to Trump 

Objective

400

Define allegedly and whistleblower!

To assert or accuse without proof AND  a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity (typically anonymous)

400

Identify the other 4 options to interview someone.

Phone call, text, email, zoom/conference call

400

List the 4 prominent figures who have contributed to photojournalism.

Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Mathew Brady, and Henri Cartier Bresson

400

Which airline recently shutdown due to rising costs? 

Spirit airlines

500

Identify the 6Ws AND the 5 parts of a news story. 

Who, what, where, when, why, how AND headline, byline, lead, graph, kicker

500

Come up with a fake example of corruption with your team! Identify the following...

-Institution in power

-Corruption the institution did

-What the whistleblower exposed

-What new change was established

Answers will vary!

500
Craft a professional email with a subject, greeting, body, sign off, and check spelling!

Answers will vary!

500

Identify 5 camera techniques used in photojournalism!

Depth of field, rule of thirds, captioning, composition, negative space, formatting

500

Graduates at recent college universities booed when the guest speaker said what about artificial intelligence? 

The rise of AI is the next industrial revolution! AI is taking over the world!

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