Odds 'n Ends
News Writing
Feature Writing
Review Writing
Broadcast Writing
100
Freedom of the Press
What is the First Amendment
100
The formula used to write a news story.
What is the inverted pyramid
100
A feature story about a person.
What is a personality profile
100
Two things that should be balanced when writing a review.
What is fact and opinion
100
Broadcast stories should not be constructed in this form.
What is the inverted pyramid
200
The Governor of Nebraska
Who is Dave Heineman
200
The first sentence of a hard news story.
What is the lead
200
Lighter, less urgent forms of news.
What is soft news
200
Something that should not be revealed in a review.
What is the ending
200
The tense a broadcast story should be written in.
What is the present tense
300
A phrase that tells readers the source of a quote.
What is attribution
300
The Five W's
What is who, what, when, where, why
300
A person that provides information for a story.
What is a source
300
Four types of things that can be reviewed
What is books, movies, plays, musicals, video games, computer games, CDs, concerts, art galleries, restaurants, recipes
300
Attribution should come before or after a quote.
What is before.
400
The reporter's name on a story.
What is the byline
400
The part of a person's name used on second reference in a story.
What is the last name
400
A question that cannot be answered yes or no. It invites the interviewee to freely answer as they choose.
What is an open ended question
400
Two things that can be added to enhance a review.
What is a summary box and a graphic/rating system.
400
This is added to stories to help anchors read them more easily.
What are pronunciations
500
The one front page element that doesn't change. The name of the paper.
What is the flag
500
Where can a hard news story typically be found?
What is the front page
500
An activity where story ideas are spontaneously created.
What is brainstorming
500
This word should not be used in a review.
What is the word 'I'
500
These should be avoided and should always be spelled out
What are abbreviations
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