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Way Back Journalism
In the beginning
Journalism Basics
The Write Stuff
Quote Me Part 1
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Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst got into a newspaper war in this town.
What is New York city?
100
The beginning of a news story. It's no longer than one sentence and 30 words.
What is a lead?
100
Make sure that you use strong nouns and verbs and that you use this voice?
What is active voice?
100
Name three characteristics of a good reporter.
What is accurate, fair, thorough, ethical, resourceful, thick-skinned, multi-tasker, excellent interpersonal skills?
100
The best strategy for using quotes when you're writing your story is this.
What is sprinkle them throughout?
200
Pulitzer and Hearst published stories that weren't always factual in an effort to sell newspapers. This type of reporting is known as this.
What is yellow journalism?
200
Many types of leads exists. Name the two most common ones.
What are features and news?
200
The people you interview and the documents you view to help write a story.
What are sources?
200
Name two things that would make a story newsworthy?
What are timeliness, local, conflict, novelty, prominence, superlatives, hypocrisy?
200

A partial quote is a combination of these two things.

What is a direct quotation and and indirect quotation?

300
Pulitzer and Hearst's newspaper war came to a crossroads when this group went on strike.
Who are the newsboys?
300
This is the most important thing about the lead.
What is that it's accurate?
300
Avoid this when writing the ending for your news story.
What is a sermonette?
300
These types of interviews almost never acceptable.
What are email and text interviews?
300

Use an indirect quote when a direct quote is this.

What is too long, confusing or dull?

400
He drew the first newspaper cartoon published in an American paper.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
Consider these five things when deciding what to include in a lead.
What is the who, what, where, when, why and how?
400
The structure of a news story most closely resembles this shape.
What is an inverted pyramid?
400
Before conducting an interview, always do this.
What is research?


400

This is another name for an indirect quotation.

What is a paraphrase?

500
The name of the first newspaper published in America. it only lasted for one issue.
What is Publick Occurrences?
500
The lead is sometimes spelled lede to avoid confusion with this component of the old printing process.
What is lead type?
500
These are the ABCs of journalism.
What is accuracy, brevity and clarity?
500
These types of questions are the best types to ask.
What are open-ended questions?
500

When you are quoting someone, remember the mneumonic device DRY, which stands for this.

What is Don't Repeat Yourself?