AP Style
The first nine of these should be spelled out, but 10 and up shouldn't
What are numbers?
These are the first thing readers see and quickly convey what the article is about, often with a pun or other wordplay
What are headlines?
These are the types of questions you should always ask during interviews to prevent getting just a "yes" or "no" answer
What are open-ended questions?
These articles are objective and provide information and context about a timely issue
What is a news article?
This is a category title and the rules that will lead to the majority of any edits I make to your articles
What is AP style?
These are used instead of italics for the titles of movies, TV shows, books, songs and albums
What are quotation marks?
These five questions are called the 5 W's of journalism and should be included in every article
What is "who, what, when, where, why?"
After conducting an interview, you have to do this with the audio file
What is transcribe?
These articles are subjective and cover the writer's perspective on a specific, timely issue
What is an opinion article (or op-ed)?
After writing an article, before you get back to work and start the editing process, what should you do?
What is take a break?
What are quotes?
This upside down shape dictates the order that articles should be written in
What is the inverted pyramid?
You should always do this before recording someone for an interview
What is ask permission/consent to record?
These articles cover a specific person or group's background, current work and impact
When you send your article to Ashley and Johnsen, it should be sent in this way and in this format
What is by email as a Google Doc?
Seven out of twelve of these are abbreviated anytime you include a year after it, but when you are only writing a date with no year they should all be spelled out in full
What are months?
The last paragraph or two of an article, which wraps things up and provides any relevant or related info, is called this
What is the tail?
You should do this before conducting an interview with someone to make sure you are not asking irrelevant or inappropriate questions
What is research?
Event previews, movie reviews and artist profiles would be included in what section of a newspaper or online publication?
What is the entertainment/A&E/lifestyle section?
These are needed to improve the flow of your article and move from paragraph to paragraph, especially before a quote
What are transition sentences?
This specific punctuation mark shouldn't be used before "and" when listing items unless omitting it would make the statement too confusing
Oxford comma
Every article opens with this, which refers to the first one or two sentences that summarize the most important aspect of the story
What is a lede?
What is trust/rapport?
These creative pieces may not be featured in a newspaper, but share a person's own story and are often featured on our website and other online publications
What are personal narratives?
While you should double check/fact check ALL information in your articles, you should pay close attention to these especially to make sure they are not spelled wrong
What are names?