JSU SPJ Game Night

Got News?

100

This is where the title of the story is found in a newspaper

Headline

200

This is where the name of the writer is found in a news story

Byline

300

This is where the location of a news story is typically found (the first word in the story)

Dateline

400

This is the opening sentence/paragraph of a news story

Lede

500

In 1690 this newspaper marked the first of its kind in America

Publick Occurrences: Both Forreign and Domestick

Don't Cramp My AP Style

100

"AP" stands for this non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City

The Associated Press

200

Typically the text of a news story is written in this tense

Past tense

300

The headline of a news story is written in this tense

Present tense 

400

These five months are completely spelled out when used with a specific date

March, April, May, June, and July

500

The 56th edition of the AP Stylebook recognizes this man's birthday as a federal legal holiday 

George Washington 

You Can't Handle the Truth

100

Finish this phrase found in the SPJ Code of Ethics:

Seek _____ and ______ it

Seek TRUTH and REPORT it

200

Finish this phrase found in the SPJ Code of Ethics:

Be _________ and __________

Be ACCOUNTABLE and TRANSPARENT

300

The Society of Professional Journalist has nearly this many chapters across the country

300

400

In 2019, this famous team from the Boston Globe won SPJ's Eugene S. Pulliam Award 

Spotlight team

500

This year is recognized as the founding year of the Society of Professional Journalist 

1909

Muckrakers & News Breakers

100

This JSU Comm. professor also serves as the Head of the Communication Department 

Dr. Christopher McCullough 

200

This JSU Comm. instructor's favorite artist is Taylor Swift

Ms. Kate Stewart 

300

This JSU Comm. professor went full time this year and was/is a youth pastor

Mr. Bobby Mikel 

400

This JSU Comm. professor has two cats and majored in History at the University of Alabama

Dr. Breann Murphy

500

Man on Fire!

This JSU Comm. professor's middle name is Blaze 

Mr. Benjamin Cunningham

Not the One in Mississippi

100

This JSU building is the home of a state of the art 4K Virtual Studio

Self Hall

200

Before they were the Gamecocks, this large bird was the school's mascot up until 1946

Eagle Owls

300

This JSU graduate would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his outstanding work as a writer and author

Rick Bragg

400

JSU was established in this year

1883

500

This was the inaugural name of JSU when it was first established 

Jacksonville State Normal School