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Current Events
100

Political cartoons, comics, and graphics are part of this section

Illustrations/Art

100

An opening paragraph that gives the audience the most important information: who, what, where, when, why + how

Lead

100

President Biden has proclaimed Monday, Oct. 11, as _____, becoming the first U.S. president to formally recognize the day.

Indigenous Peoples' Day

200

Zuleyka

200

Cannot contain any statements of opinion or opinionated words

News

200

Truth and Accuracy, Independence, Fairness and Impartiality, Humanity, and Accountability are all examples of _____

Journalism ethics/principles

200

The World Health Organization on Oct. 6 endorsed the first _____ vaccine shown to help prevent the disease. By one estimate, it will save tens of thousands of children each year.

Malaria

300

Alexsandra

300

Spotlighting a star student, telling the story of how a unique club came to be, a story on a local coffee shop, etc.


Lifestyle

300

Telling your readers where the information in your story comes from, as well as who is being quoted

Attribution

300

_____ and its family of apps were inaccessible for hours on Oct. 4, taking out a vital communications platform used by billions and showcasing just how dependent the world has become on a company that is under intense scrutiny.

Facebook

400

Vivian

400

Can include expectations and reviews for various media/events

Arts & entertainment

400

Publication of false information about a person that causes injury to that person's reputation

Libel

400

The world lost about 14 percent of its _____ in the decade after 2009, mainly because of climate change, according to a sweeping international report issued last week.

Coral reefs

500

Eshmom

500

Counterarguments and short anecdotes make for good backing point

Op-Ed

500

Refers to a story structure where the most important information (or what might even be considered the conclusion) is presented first

Inverted Pyramid
500

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Oct. 8 unveiled a plan to overhaul _____ in New York City elementary schools, calling for sweeping changes to a program that has been widely criticized for exacerbating segregation in the nation’s largest school system.

Gifted and talented education

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