Journalism Terms
Journalism History
AP+TNC Style
Broadcast & Photography
Current Events
100
These are the six news values (17 points/value)
What are timeliness, impact, proximity, conflict/controversy, prominence, and human interest?
100
These Washington Post journalists exposed the Watergate scandal to the American public in 1972
Who is Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein?
100
These fonts are used in the Current for headlines, subheads, bylines, body text, and captions respectively. (20 points/answer)
Optima Nova LT Pro, Optima Nova LT Pro, Basic Sans, Utopia Standard, Basic Sans
100
Many papers, including ours, source photographs from news wire services. What are the two largest wire services? (50 points/service. Bonus 50 if you can name the third-largest)
Associated Press and Reuters
Bonus: AFP (Agence France-Presse)
100
The ten countries that recognized a Palestinian state last week (15 points/country)
What are Portugal, Canada, Australia, the UK, Andorra, Belgium, Monaco, Malta, Luxembourg, and France?
200
A canine encounter of this sort would be highly newsworthy
What is "man bites dog?"
200
The sensationalist reporting that pushed public opinion in favor of the Spanish-American War was associated with this hue
What is Yellow Journalism?
200
As of two days ago, one of these is the correct way to style a photo credit:
1) PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN DOE
2) PHOTO CREDIT: Reuters/John Doe
3) PHOTO CREDIT: John Doe / Reuters
What is #3?
200
These are the "big three" channels of network TV
NBC, ABC, and CBS
200
After François Bayrou was ousted as Prime Minister on Sept. 9, this world leader's presidency has become increasingly politically turbulent
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
300
The succinct summary after your lede is a portmanteau of these two words
What is nutshell and paragraph?
300
This journalist, in addition to her reporting on lynchings in the American South, was a co-founder of the NAACP and women's suffragist.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
300
This is the current date and time in A.P. Style
X:XX a.m., Oct. 6, 2025.
300
The photograph above, by photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt, above depicts this historic event
What is V-J Day/a soldier returning home from WWII?
300
This country sentenced its former president to 27 years in prison for plotting an attempted coup
What is Brazil?
400
Information provided by the source may be used in the article, but not quoted or attributed
What is "on background?"
400
In this 1964 case, the Supreme Court ruled that a newspaper cannot be held liable for defaming a public official unless the statements were made with "actual malice"
What is New York Times Co. vs Sullivan?
400
This is the current temperature in AP Style
XX degrees Fahrenheit
400
The K or W at the start of radio stations (think WNYC, KQED) indicates this about their geographic location
What is whether they're east or west of the Mississippi River?
400
This Trump appointee, as head of this independent government agency, has targeted media outlets and figures for critical coverage, including most recently Jimmy Kimmel
Who is FCC Chairman Brendan Carr?
500
The metaphorical barrier dividing a publication's editorial and advertising divisions
What is the Chinese Wall?
500
The New York Times has endorsed the Democratic candidate for President in every election since 1960, but its first ever endorsement was this Republican president
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
This acronym is used for the state of California when naming cities (i.e. "San Mateo, _______)
What is Calif.
500
What the MS in MSNBC originally stood for
What is Microsoft?
500
The government shut down at midnight last night. The government last shut down in this year of the first Trump administration for this amount of time.
What was in 2018 for 35 days?