A story that covers stories that reach for a human emotion - looks at people, animals, topics of controversy.
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What is a news story?
news about a serious topic with immediacy.
100
What is a lede?
one to three sentences that tell who, what, when where, why the story is about.
100
What does AP stand for in Journalism?
Associated Press
200
What is jargon?
language that pertains to a particular business or field.
200
Feature stories are considered ____ news.
Soft
200
News stories are considered ____ news.
Hard
200
What are the 5 W's and H?
Who, What,When, Where, Why, How
200
In AP style numbers 1-9 are ___, while 10 and above are ___.
written out, numerical
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What is a beat?
topic or area of coverage such as sports or politics.
300
What are three of the six types of feature stories?
Human Interest, Personality Profile, How-to, History, Seasonal, Behind the Scenes
300
What is breaking news?
news that is happening now and it must be covered live and on deadline.
300
Where is a news story lede located?
The first sentence of the story.
300
When writing names, you should list the person's _____ name the first time, then when mentioned again, refer to them only by their _____ name.
full, last
400
What is an Inverted Pyramid?
news story style of writing with most important information at the top.
400
Feature stories must include _____, which should be properly attributed.
quotes
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Why should the most important information be first in your story?
Your story length and words can be cut anytime due to space in the paper, so the most important info needs to be in the beginning.
400
Where is the lede in a feature story?
Within the first two paragraphs of the story.
400
How should you properly write the following quote in your story:
Jessica Land was interviewed.
Her response: I never thought I would make it to states.
Jessica Land said, "I never thought I would make it to states."
or
"I never thought I would make it to states," said Jessica Land.
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What is a nut graph?
the beginning of a story, sets the purpose.
500
What is the difference between hard news and soft news?
Feature stories are soft news which are evergreen and play to human interest. News stories are hard news, with immediate info that cannot wait days to publish, although can be updated over lengths of time.
500
What is the difference between a feature story and a news story?
Feature stories are evergreen and play to human interest. News stories are immediate, hard hitting info that cannot wait days to publish, although can be updated over lengths of time.
500
What must be included in a lede?
5 w's and sometimes how
500
When writing a photo caption, what information must you include?